The site was bound by Station Road to the southwest, Acacia Walk to the northeast, High Street to the northwest and Middle Street to the southeast. The site was an irregular shaped plot of land covering an area of 16,982m² . The archaeologist was present to observe ground works, positioned outside the working area of the mechanical excavator, in the normal working arrangement. Machining was done with a flat bladed bucket (toothless), and in horizontal spits, where practicable. No finds were retained from the site. No environmental samples were taken. The investigation met its aims in establishing the absence of significant archaeological remains across the site. Much of the site had been heavily truncated, with the only features observed consisting of a series of 19th and 20th century wall foundations, drains and basements. Even where the ground was relatively undisturbed no archaeological features were noted. The remains observed in the southeast of the site were probably associated with the 19th century iron foundry noted on the 1885 OS map, the structure being consistent with one of an industrial function. The remains in the west of the site are most likely to be associated with the industrial buildings seen on the same map, while the structural features in the north of the site are likely to be of a later date as buildings are not recorded in this area of the site until the 1938 OS map.