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.
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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.
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The new Guide to Roman Pottery from selected sites in Surrey is now out and available!
Using the Museum of London Fabric Codes, it includes fabric descriptions, dating details, typical forms and over 70 colour images at high magnification.
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Topographic survey of the eastern barrow of the pair (SU 9107 4093) on Thursley Common by D & A Graham of SyAS.
An archaeological fieldwalking exercise was undertaken on the site of the large comples of Roman buildings at Chiddinfold. The project was led by T Howe of SCC and D Graham of SyAS.
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This barrow was surveyed by the RCHME in 1996 in advance of repair work, which involved raising the mound by about 60cm and laying gravel along the line of the footpath which crosses the barrow. By 2010 this gravel had worn away and this mound together with the group of three to the south, was re-surveyed by D and A Graham of SyAS at the request of English Heritage, to record the state of the monument.
In 1996 the three barrows and the one immediately to the north were surveyed by the RCHME in advance of work to repair damage caused by horses and walkers eroding the mounds. This work involved capping the mounds, though not the southernmost one, with sand and laying gravel along the line of the paths that cross the crests of the barrows. By 2010 the gravel paths were again eroding away and the mounds being damaged by the pressure of public use of the Common.
The Medieval Studies Forum will be holding their annual general meeting online this year, via Zoom, which will be preceded by a free special lecture by Dr Ben Jervis (Cardiff Univ) on 'The Material Culture of Medieval Rural Households'.
The talk will last for about 45 minutes, to be followed by questions and a short break. The AGM will start approximately at 1130 and is open to all MSF members.
Report by A and D Graham of a sheep wash set into the dam at the outflow of Frensham Great Pond, probably constructed shortly after the commons were enclosed in 1851. (286)
