Surrey Archaeological Society

Recording by D Graham of SyAS of a fireplace of probable 16th century exposed during building works.

Resistivity survey and trial trenching by D Graham of SyAS in advance of the construction of a new footpath from the postern gate to the buildings of the bailey. Both trenches contained disturbed ground with 19th century and later material. The resistivity survey showed a rectangular anomaly that may be the corner of the medieval gate tower.   

A 19th century burial vault was discovered in the churchyard in August 1987 when a section of pathway collapsed leaving a 1m-wide circular hole. Members of the local archaeological group, led by D Graham of SyAS, were allowed to record the vault before it was backfilled with sand to render it safe.

Watching brief by A and D Graham of SyAS revealed evidence of post-medieval pits and a wall that may represent evidence of a cellar that appeared to pre-date the construction of the current 18th century building.

For more information please view the attached report.

Watching brief by D Graham of SyAS in advance of development (SU 85507 46888)  revealed a single possible ditch, of probably recent origin. No other finds or features of interest were revealed.

For more information please view the attached report.

Repair works to the dam at South Park moat (SU 9160 3555; Scheduled Monument Surrey Nat No 12756) were carried out in July 2004 and involved cutting a 40cm-wide, 4m long and 2m deep slit trench roughly centrally from the south edge of the sluice. The work was supervised by D Graham of SyAS. No finds of archaeological material were made, but the west section of the trench was recorded.

For more information please view the attached report.

During October 1971, a limited excavation was carried out beneath the floor of one of the rooms of this old timber frame house in an effort to establish the date of its construction. In this some success was met with, but an added bonus was the discovery of the kitchen area of an earlier, more substantial medieval house. No 12 is the building at the rear of Tanyard House.

For more information please view the attached report.

A watchig brief by D Graham of SyAS in advance of the development of the site for car parking and sports facilities found nothing of archaeological interest earlier than the late Victorian period.

For more information please view the attached report