38-58 London End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

In April 2016 Oxford Archaeology (OA) was commissioned by CgMs Consulting
to undertake an archaeological evaluation prior to the submission of a planning
application for potential development at 38-58 London End, Beaconsfield,
Buckinghamshire, centred on NGR SP 431 184. The work is being undertaken as
part of a proposed redevelopment of the site for new residential and commercial
properties. The site is located within the conservation area of the historical town
and to the rear of properties along the high street, with the potential to contain
medieval and post-medieval remains.
The evaluation consisted of five trenches excavated along the proposed
development area. The trenches revealed a general sequence of late postmedieval
to Victorian topsoils sealed underneath modern make-up deposits and
surfaces. A few modern pits were identified to the west of the area and a service
trench in the east that truncated these deposits, but otherwise the natural
sequence was undisturbed.
The evaluation did not identify any archaeological remains or any significant
truncation of the sequence. Based on the results of the evaluation the site is
considered to have negligible archaeological potential.