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An archaeological evaluation was undertaken within the grounds of the Red Lion Public House, Whittlesford Bridge, Cambridgeshire, (NGR TL 4848 4725), from the 2nd June to 9th June 2008 in advance of a proposed development of a hotel (Figure 1). The position and orientation of the trenches was determined by the proposed development and the location of trees, services and garden features. The evaluation revealed evidence for Late Mesolithic/earlier Neolithic activity, in the form of two tree throws and worked flint, potential medieval activity in the form of a pit, and two linears and a posthole of uncertain date. A wall related to mid 19th century outbuildings was also recorded. The land to the south of the chapel and public house was truncated and disturbed due to the construction and subsequent demolition of buildings during the mid 20th century.

The structure is located 50m south of Station Road Whittlesford, immediately behind the Red Lion Hotel. It is orientated more-or-less north � south with the long west side about 33m from the Cambridge to London main railway line. Its context with the WWII defence scheme is discussed elsewhere (Appendix 1 in Anderson 2008). This report serves as a physical record of the structure.

An archaeological excavation was undertaken by a team from Cambridge Archaeological Unit on behalf of Hanson Aggregates PLC on a 5.06ha site at Baston No. 2 Quarry. This excavation at Glebe covered about three quaters of the field, the remainder will be excavated at a later date. The excavation revealed field systems of Middle Bronze Age date, in addition to pits, wells and postholes with complimentary domestic debris, were excavated and recorded. The remains of a ring ditch with an inhumation, a trackway and enclosed settlement provide an insight to the community of the Bronze Age people and place the site in context with the surrounding landscape.

An archaeological watching brief and excavation was undertaken by a team from Cambridge Archaeological Unit on behalf of Hanson Aggregates PLC. on a 7.93ha site at Baston No. 1 Quarry. The excavation revealed field systems of Middle Bronze Age date, in addition to pits, wellls and postholes with complimentary domestic debris. The remains of the two ring ditches, associated cremations and an inhumation provided an insight to the cominity of the Bronze Age people and how they buried their dead and placed the site in context in the surrounding landscape.

An archaeological evaluation carried out through a program of test pits and trial trenching at Jones Boatyard St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The test pit survey identified two palaeochannels including a probable former course for the River Great Ouse, whilst the trial trenching revealed a single medium sized pit dated to the Beaker period. The evaluation has provided evidence to suggest the site has only ever been utilised for agricultural purposes and water meadow because of the shifting nature of the river and vulnerability to frequent flooding.

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken between Autumn 2000 and Spring 2001 on 15 construction access shafts along the line of a major sewer pipeline extending between Chesterton (TL 5072 9374) and West Cambridge (TL 3536 8661). One shaft, M5, which has been previously reported upon, revealed a significant Roman to Post-Medieval archaeological sequence. Of the remaining 14, shaft M6 may have encountered part of the outer edge of the 4th century ditch of the Roman town, while shaft M3 revealed a Post-Medieval river defence bank. Several other shafts revealed less significant Post-Medieval features and buried soils.

An archaeological 'strip, map and sample' excavation and watching brief was undertaken on behalf of Frimstone Ltd on a 0.64ha site at Mayton Wood, Buxton with Lammas in April 2008. The results of the excavation revealed pits similar to those recorded in previous excavations and provided further information of a landscape utilised during the Early Medieval period.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by a team from Cambridge Archaeological Unit on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council on a 4.53ha site off Melbourne Avenue, Hundred Road, March, Cambridgeshire. The area for the proposed Highways Depot (Area 1) contained a dense cluster of archaeological features on the western side. Many of the features were provisionally dated to the Bronze Age and included at least two watering holes, a complex of inter-cutting pits and ditches, a possible enclosure, and three (Deverel-Rimbury) cremations. Amongst the cluster of features, a ditch containing a horse skeleton was also found and dated to the Romano-British period. The trenches within the area of the proposed Waste Transfer Depot (Area 2) located a truncated field-system of prehistoric (presumed Bronze Age) date and a single four-post structure in the far north-western corner. A right angled Romano-British field-system was found across Area 2 with a substantial axial drainage/boundary ditch that ran parallel to the Fen Causeway. The north-western part of Area 1 also contained part of a complex of horticultural trenches that were oriented perpendicular to the main axis.

Two open-area investigations were undertaken on the Addenbrooke's Access Road construction corridor. These represented the final two phases of works started in April 2007. Site 4 and Site 7 were on low-lying land farmland within a dry valley located between Hobson's Brook and Addenbrooke's Hospital to the south of Cambridge. Site 4 revealed former field boundaries and drainage ditches of post-medieval date. A series of 20th century pits, postholes and gullies identified on the site were linked to the agricultural shows that were held on the land from 1948 until the 1960s. Site 7 revealed a total of 41 individual features of which 24 were ditches or ditch re-cuts, poorly dated by three stratified and three unstratified potsherds to the Late Iron Age to later Romano-British periods. A trackway and rectilinear field system was identified. Associated with these was a well or watering hole dated to the Iron Age and from which a fragment of saddle quern was retrieved. The remaining features consisted of eight undated rectilinear construction trenches, possibly part of a medieval warren, seven undated pits and one utilised treethrow. The importance of the excavations lay in their position within the landscape. They confirmed that historic and prehistoric occupation within the Hobson's Brook valley was confined to the valley sides and that associated field systems and tracks largely avoided the damper base.

A strip, map and sample exercise was undertaken by Cambridge Archaeological Unit at Manor Farm, Old Wolverton, Milton Keynes between July 2007 and March 2008 (SP 808 422). The work was carried out in advance of mineral extraction. The mineral was overlain by c. 2m alluvial deposits, archaeological activity was exposed sealed beneath, within and overlying the alluvial deposits. Activity sealed beneath the alluvial dates to the Mesolithic/Neolithic, ditches/channels cutting the alluvial were post medieval, whilst Saxon dates were obtained from posts driven through the mid/upper alluvial layers. Several undated features, linears and post holes/pits were identified within the mid/lower alluvial deposits.

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken within the site of St Bede's School, Cambridge from 18th August to 20th August, in advance of the construction of two building extensions comprising 900sqm of new development. The PDA is currently open land centred on NGR TL 47880/56930 being formerly the site of mobile classrooms. The underlying geology comprises West Malbury Marly Chalk Formation

The Cambridge Archaeological Unit was commissioned by Haddenham Parish Council and the Fairchild's Meadow Working Group to undertake an earthwork survey of 6.88 hectares of land on the north-west side of Haddenham village. The survey was undertaken between 25th April and 16th May 2008 and covered three fields described for the purpose of this report as Fairchild's Meadow, Pond Field and Bonfire Field. This report details the results of the earthwork survey and suggests an initial interpretation of the features based on evidence from local knowledge, historic cartography and other sources detailed in the Historic Environment Record of Cambridgeshire County Council.