Surrey Local History Committee
A Committee of Surrey Archaeological Society Registered Charity 272098
The Anglo-Saxons dominated much of England from 410-1066. Mercenaries had for many years fought in the Roman army in Britain so they were not total strangers to the island. Discover what life was like for the people who gave Ewell its name, which means 'the people who live at the start of the river'.
£5 per child
For details contact: dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
Meet a wartime couple and learn why they rationed food in WW2 and what it was like to queue for hours. Find how important your ration books were - if you didn't have one you got no food.
£5 per child.
For details contact: dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
AOC Archaeology have now published an online report on the prehistoric pottery from Weston Wood, Albury, which was excavated by Surrey Archaeological Society in the late 1960s. Written by Michael Russell it analyses the full assemblage from the site. The report can be accessed here: http://www.aocarchaeology.com/news/article/online-publication-prehistoric-pottery-weston/
A new report on the prehistoric pottery from rescue excavations carried out between 1961 and 1968, at Weston Wood, Surrey, ahead of sand extraction, has just been published online.
In November 2019 the final season at this muddy site took place. The intention was only to complete excavating a few features which had been left unfinished in 2018 when the team had to leave the site due to the deeply unpleasant conditions caused by the ‘Beast from the East’. Fortunately November 2019 was rather kinder and in spite of some rainy days there were enough dry ones for the work to take place within few days. In November 2019 the final season at this muddy site took place.
