Series: Cambridge Archaeology Field Group unpublished report series

Over three days members of CAFG excavated and recorded the brick work foundations of three buildings in the gardeners' yard at Wimpole Hall. Two of the structures appear to be garden frames one of which later had heating pipes. The third building was a more elaborate structure with a central chamber and chambers along the north and south sides. Again at a later date an extensive cast iron piped heating system was installed. All three structures are likely to date from the mid to late 19th century.

Fieldwalking of the whole field at rough scrape stage, in transects 10 metres apart with positions of finds recorded by GPS. Followed by metal detector sweep of the areas with the highest density of pottery. Cropmarks identified in the National Archaeological Identification Survey (NIAS) for South-West Cambridgeshire (RaMIS 6948) as potentially Iron Age or Roman were confirmed as Roman from a concentration of Roman pottery sherds and metal finds, including coins, over the largest area of crop marks. Neither pottery nor coins were of high status. No medieval pottery was found; medieval metal work comprised one lead weight or gaming piece and a harness piece. Metal work has been registered with Cambridgeshire PAS. Other metal finds, not part of this project, have been registered with Leicestershire PAS.