Tesco Extra, New Malden, Surrey

In February 2004 Oxford Archaeology (OA) carried out an archaeological watching brief at the Tesco Extra site at New Malden, Surrey. The work was commissioned by BMD Architects in advance of the erection of an extension and canopy to the existing bulk store. The watching brief revealed that the area had been heavily truncated with any original overburden being removed down to the top of the underlying alluvial clay, probably during the original construction of the Tesco store. No evidence for archaeological remains or activity was encountered.