Site Event/Activity record ECH7090 - Somerford Booths Hall, Cheshire: Archaeological Watching Brief Report

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken in 2019 and 2020 during groundworks associated with a residential development at Somerford Booths Hall, Cheshire. The main focus of the development lay on the northern part of the site, a wide flat area. This area was stripped of topsoil before drainage trenches, inspection chambers and footings were excavated. A single drainage trench lead from this area to a balancing pond at the southern extent of the site. The watching brief encountered three lengths of brick wall which may relate to the late 17th or early 18th century stable block to the rear of the hall, but this remains a tentative interpretation. For the most part, however, the watching brief only encountered late post-medieval deposits of low archaeological significance. (1)