Watching Brief at St John the Baptist Church

Archaeological monitoring undertaken with WSI for the installation of a new drainage system with soakaway. Whilst monitoring the excavation of the soakaway trench, Trench 1, several archaeological features were found. The remains of at least five disarticulated individuals were discovered, some within the graveyard backfill and others within heavily truncated grave features. Furthermore, two fully articulated individuals were uncovered, each aligned east to west in a supine, extended position. Artefacts associated with these graves includes coffin handles, coffin nails, and fragments of an item of clothing. During the excavation of the drainage trench, Trench 2, no archaeologically significant artefacts or remains were discovered. This may be attributed to the relatively low ground impact of the trench.