This is a shortened version of the damage report, a copy of which has been deposited with Surrey Archaeological Society at Castle Arch.

Summary

SUMMER 2008
ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRAINING
EXCAVATION AT HATCH FURLONG, EWELL, SURREY
21 - 25 APRIL 2008 AND 28 APRIL - 2 MAY 2008

Course Organiser: Harvey Sheldon

A third season of exploratory archaeological evaluation (trial excavation) is being planned on this inter­esting site, in conjunction with the Epsom and Ewell History and Archaeology Society, the National Trust, the Surrey County Archaeological Unit, and the Museum of London. The training excavation will consist of two consecutive 5-day (Monday-Friday) courses.

The Roman Studies Group is undertaking a third season of excavation on Ashtead Common.  Working days are grouped as three sets of 5 days from Wednesday to Sunday each week.

Dates are Wednesday to Sunday, 27 - 31 August, 3 - 7 September and 10 to 14 September (with the possibility of needing 15 and 16 September for tidying up etc.)

A training excavation on the site of Alexander Raby's mill at the 18th century ironworking site at Cobham Park. If there is time, the dig will also examine the site of two crofts in an adjacent field.

 Places are limited, so booking is essential. Contact Richard Savage for details (richard.savage@btinternet.com)

 

An historic landscape survey is currently being undertaken (March 2008) around the gunpowder mills at Chilworth. This is part of the Areas of Special Historic Landscape project jointly funded by Surrey Archaeological Society and Surrey County Council. A team of volunteers will be led by Philip Masters, a professional landscape archaeologist and will look at the water management systems associated with the gunpowder mills as well as at other historic features in the vicinity.

A reminder that the Holmbury survey recommences on 20th Jan, weather permitting. If anyone is interested in joining us, please get in touch with Rose Hooker rosemary.hooker@btinternet.com

A second season of excavation took place from late August to mid-September. The aim this year was to tackle some of the questions arising from the old villa excavation and also to test some of the possible buildings nearby, previously identified by John Hampton and Tony Clark. One of these possible buildings has recently been relocated by magnetometer survey.

In SyAS Bulletin 374 (May 2004) we reported on work at Downside, Epsom which led us to conclude that the alignment of Stane Street through Epsom did not follow that suggested by Winbolt but, rather, that proposed by Margary. We mentioned a terrace which was seen by Margary - and still survives - and which lines up with the site of an excavation by Winbolt at Woodcote Park and an excavation (unpublished) behind St Martin’s Church. This led to the successful discovery of Stane Street on the continuation of this line at Albert Road allotments. Margary predicted that the alignment would continue until it would take a turn northwards, in the vicinity of the railway line, to intersect alignments established in Ewell.