Aeon Archaeology was commissioned by Elmridge Developments Ltd to carry out an archaeological watching brief during the groundworks associated with the erection of three detached dwellings together with associated access, parking and landscaping on land adjacent to Meadow House, Wrexham Road, Chester, CH4 7QQ. The archaeological watching brief at Wrexham Road Service Station took the form of a monitored topsoil and subsoil strip in a central band across the development area. The archaeological watching brief succeeded in identifying relatively modern archaeological remains in the form of 4 tree boles related to a former orchard. These were considered to be of low significance when compared with the archaeological potential of the site. Furthermore, the site was partially covered in a layer of mixed overburden consisting of coarse building materials.