Works were undertaken in the north cemetery area to improve the parking and in the north, east and south cemeteries to replace the electricity main. Both sets of works were only expected to disturb already disturbed deposits or very modern deposits, hence monitoring, rather than excavation. The specific archaeological aims of the project were: " To identify and record all archaeological features and artefacts exposed during groundworks. " To determine the form, function, spatial arrangement and sequence of the archaeological features encountered. " To recover dating evidence from the archaeological features and deposits. " To retrieve environmental evidence relating to the environment and economy of the site. " To interpret the archaeological features and finds within the context of the known archaeology of the site and surrounding area. " To record and respectfully reinter any disarticulated human remains. " To stop work, inform the Cathedral and other relevant authorities, if it appeared that any significant archaeological deposits would be destroyed by the groundworks and request permission from CFCE. The open area, to the north, was stripped to a depth of c.0.30m in order to create more formal parking spaces. Aside from topsoil, and mid-17th- to 18th-century finds, two modern features were seen: a disused iron water main and a well-made single parking space, lined with reused headstones. The electricity trench, to the south and east, to locate the electricity main, was dug to a depth of c.0.60m, The whole trench, only 0.300.45m wide, was dug within the width of previous disturbance and no archaeological features or layers were seen; apart from a cast iron water main. The observations of 202021 continue to confirm earlier watching briefs in the cemetery and augment the body of evidence relating to the poorly documented landscaping of this part of the cathedral precincts. This suggests that a large quantity of soil was imported, probably part of the many works of Dean Monk in the 1820s.