Trumps Farm, Chertsey
Watching brief by R Kennedy of CAT revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.
Savill Court Hotel, Bishopsgate, Englefield Green
Evaluation by R McIntosh of OAS. No archaeological features or deposits were encountered.
Outwood Lane/Lower Park Road, Chipstead
Watching brief by P Harp of Plateau during drainage works revealed a well. The well mouth was constructed with unmortared flint and research suggests that the well was capped in the late 18th or early 19th century. It is believed to date from at least the mid-18th century but may be considerably earlier.
Land at Courtlands Farm, Park Road, Banstead
Historic building recording by H Samuels and S Chandler of ASE. The ammunition depot at Banstead formed one of three depots built between 1938 and 1939 to store and supply ammunition for the anti-aircraft batteries surrounding and defending London. The Banstead site supplied the South-West London sector from Dulwich to Raynes Park and included the South-East region for a short period in 1940. The site officially closed as an active storage/distribution centre in 1953. The site structures form an example of the early use of reinforced concrete for defensive military purposes.
Reigate Town Hall, Castlefield Road, Reigate
Watching brief by T Collie of SCAU during a car park extension revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.
Charlwood
Excavation and test pitting by R Hooker of SyAS, following on from two previous seasons (SyAC 101, 219), confirmed the existence of a series of ditches and further revealed their extent. Three parallel ditches oriented approximately north-east/south-west, two of which are in excess of 40m long, may form the southern boundary of an enclosure, a theory supported by the discovery of a north–south oriented ditch to their west and an apparent lack of any archaeological features to its west.
Pound Cottage, Brockham Green, Brockham
Watching brief by W Weller of SCAU revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.
City of London Freemen’s School, Park Lane, Ashtead
Evaluation by W Perkins of PCA. The recovery of brick and tile fragments from the subsoil suggest that the area had previously been ploughed agricultural land before becoming woodland, as shown on 20th century OS maps. A single posthole or small pit was revealed that contained fragments of burnt flint but no dating material.
The Old Coach House, Rectory Lane, Ashtead
Watching brief by N Bond of SyAS during extension works showed that the site had been largely truncated down to the natural geology. No finds or features of archaeological interested were revealed.
Station Works, Woodfield, Ashtead
Historic building recording by S Angell of CBAS of a substantial, 20th century double-winged hut prior to its demolition. The structure had probably been relocated from elsewhere and may have been modified at that time to fit the available space between the adjacent railway line and Woodfield Road. Its original construction probably dates to the First World War and based on similar structures, its size and form suggest that it was built for use as a YMCA hut or for administrative operations within a troop training camp.
Pages
