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the observations were unable to establish a date for 

 the initial occupation of the site. Deep soil deposits 

 containing post-medieval material were recorded 

 along the flood plain, suggesting that small-scale 

 cultivation probably followed the management of 

 the river channel in the 1 8th century. 



Mildenhall 



Former Post Office (SU 2095 6965); Post-Medieval 

 An archaeological field evaluation was carried out 

 at the former Post Office by AC archaeology during 

 January 2001. The evaluation comprised the 

 machine-excavation of two trenches within an area 

 of garden close to the present street frontage. No 

 subsoil features were present. A single sherd of post- 

 medieval pottery was recovered from the topsoil. 



Preshute 



Sharpbridge, Temple Farm, Rockley (SU 1427 

 7462); Modern 



An archaeological field evaluation was carried out 

 on the site of two proposed dwellings at 

 Sharpbridge, Temple Farm, by AC arch a eology. The 

 site is situated in an area of Bronze Age landscape 

 and within one of the many field systems associated 

 with small agricultural settlements of this date. The 

 evaluation comprised the machine-excavation of a 

 single trench, amounting to a c.3% sample of the 

 site. The trench revealed ploughsoil directly above 

 natural chalk, with no subsoil features or deposits 

 of potential archaeological interest present. No 

 artefacts of modern or earlier date were recovered 

 from the spoil heaps. 



Salisbury 



Belle Vue Bus Garage, Castle Street (SU 1445 

 3045); Post-Medieval 



Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by the Wilts 

 & Dorset Bus Company to under take a watching 

 brief during groundworks associated with the 

 construction of a new workshop at the Belle Vue 

 Garage, Castle Street. The watching brief was 

 maintained during the excavation of a construction 

 trench for the foundations of a new 3-bay workshop. 

 The only potential archaeological feature identified 

 during the course of the watching brief was a 

 possible pit that contained post-medieval pottery 

 and brick. 



21 A Highfield Road (SU 1334 3074); Iron Age 

 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by 

 Wessex Archaeology in connection with a planning 

 application to redevelop land at 21 A Highfield 

 Road, Salisbury for residential purposes. The site 

 was thought to lie partially within an Iron Age 

 settlement which had been recognised and 

 investigated in the 19th century. A single machine- 

 excavated trench along the main axis of the 

 development site located the main enclosure ditch 

 towards the southern end. The 'V- shaped ditch, 

 which had silted naturally, measured 4.4m across 

 and was approximately 1 .9m deep. Large quantities 

 of domestic refuse were found in the upper fills. 

 The Middle Iron Age date of the enclosure ditch 

 was confirmed. The ditch had been recut on a 

 slightly different alignment, with steep sides and a 

 flat base. This could have occurred during the 

 Romano-British period. A small number of 

 contemporary features were also identified within 

 the enclosure, probably as a result of settlement in 

 this area. Only one feature, a small gully, lay outside 

 the enclosure. 



Endless Street (SU 1 450 3050); Medieval and Post- 

 Medieval 



CAT was commissioned to undertake an evaluation 

 at numbers 38-44, in advance of proposed 

 residential redevelopment of the site. The machine 

 excavation of the evaluation trenches identified the 

 walls and floors of a probable medieval building on 

 the Endless Street frontage. To the rear (east) of 

 this building deep cultivation soils were identified 

 together with a tenement boundary ditch, 

 orientated north/south. A sherd of medieval pottery 

 was recovered from the primary fill of this ditch. 

 All features were disturbed by post-medieval and 

 modern features. 



Former Anchor Brewery Site, Gigant Street (SU 

 1470 2987); Medieval and Post-Medieval 

 Wessex Archaeology undertook the excavation of 

 c. 180m 2 of land along the western side of Gigant 

 Street as part of a phased programme of 

 archaeological work undertaken in advance of 

 proposed residential development in this area. 



The excavation produced a variety of evidence 

 for the occupation of the Gigant Street frontage 

 from the 13th century to the present day. This 

 included ground preparation activity associated 

 with the initial development of the city of Salisbury 

 in the 13 th century, and also structures that pre- 

 dated the formal street frontage. The subsequent 



