St James' by the Park, Shirley, Southampton. Archaeological Evaluation (SOU1726) (OASIS ID: wessexar1-300669)

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by HPS on behalf of the Diocese of Winchester to carry out an archaeological single test pit evaluation at St James' by the Park, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 5LZ, centred on NGR 440290 114291. The archaeological test pit evaluation was designed to inform the proposals for an extension to the current church building to provide additional teaching and office space by identifying the uppermost depth at which burials were present. The test pit measured 2m by 2m and was positioned to the south of the church building targeted on two potential graves which were highlighted by a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey carried out in 2016 and cross referenced to a Victorian plan of the cemetery.