Six trenches were opened mechanically under archaeological supervision The development area was covered in a very thick deposit of modern made ground (more than 3m in some areas). In trench 3 a small segment of brick flooring from the demolished Ham Manor was recorded and in trenches 2 and 3 the natural geology was recorded as a peaty sandy gravel. No other finds or features of archaeological interest were observed or recorded. Any archaeological deposits that might exist will be so deeply buried that their chance of being affected by the development is very low.