Archaeological Watching Brief Report, Sunrise, Leasowes Road, Offenham, Worcestershire, WR11 8RQ

The watching brief comprised of strip footings and a general reduction of the oversite under direct archaeological supervision. A plan of the monitored area is shown on figure 2 of the report. All work was carried out according to the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) standards, and according to the agreed Written Scheme of Investigation (Roberts 2025). A digital colour photographic record was maintained, some of which is reproduced in the report as plates 1 - 7, Appendix 1. The fieldwork was undertaken by Michael Blake. The uppermost deposit comprised of (101), a dark brown firm sandy-silt topsoil which was up to 0.32m thick. This overlay (102), the natural geology which comprised of a mid orangey-brown compact silty-sand with frequent sub-round stone and occasional lenses mid orange soft sand and friable sandy-gavel that was greater than 1.1m deep. A compact light grey clay (103) was visible underlying (102) at a depth greater than 1.0m to the south of the site. The watching brief revealed a simple stratigraphy of topsoil from former horticultural/agricultural use overlying the natural geology with no archaeological features present. The project objectives were met in full with a high confidence rating for the results.