In places the topsoil contained a lot of debris that included brick, mortar, concrete, metal, wiring and pieces of what appeared to be asbestos, all of which are likely to date from the time that the barrack buildings associated with the airfield were demolished. Area 06 contained a substantial concrete-covered cast-iron pipe which may well have shipped oil to a former fuel compound. A WWII anti-aircraft shell was uncovered during the excavation of the initial trenching in the disused sewage works (Area 01). This was a 4.5 inch incendiary device used as a tracer during aerial bombardment. (1)

<1> L Hunt and R. Sheppard, 2003, Harvey Avenue, Coddington, Newark. An Archaeological Watching Brief. (Unpublished document). SNT4747.