Surrey Archaeological Society

Evaluation by K Grant of ASE revealed evidence of previous truncation across the site, but no finds or features of archaeological interest related to either medieval backland or other activity.

Historic building assessment by M Higgins of SCC of the timber-framed half-Wealden open-hall house of 15th century date.

Historic building assessment by M Higgins of SCC of a double-ended two open-bay open-hall house, now divided into two dwellings, and which probably dates to the third quarter of the 15th century.

Evaluation by D Hopkinson of ASE revealed a wall foundation and two postholes of post-medieval date thought to relate to the property currently on the site.

Programme of work comprising a soil stripping, mapping and sampling exercise, watching brief, and trial pit excavation, by A Simmonds of OAS. The initial approach for the stripping, mapping and sampling across the entire site was modified during the course of the work to one designed to preserve deposits in situ across much of it. This followed the discovery that a significant depth of colluvial deposits overlay the archaeological horizons.

Historic building assessment by M Higgins of SCC. The building is the north end of the Godstone Hotel, of which it once formed part, and suggested to be of 1600-20 date, with a significant early 18th century re- facing and possibly re-roofing.

Historic building assessment by M Higgins of SCC of the fragmentary remains of the timber-framed building.

Community Archaeology Project, as part of Caterham Arts Festival, involving the excavation of a four test pits by members of the public under the supervision of A Guinness of SCAU.

Three further phases of excavation by P Jones and R Lambert of SCAU adjacent to areas previously investigated. The first phase undertaken in the summer of 2011 was to the immediate west of the area investigated in 2009. The range and character of the archaeological features present were closely similar to those identified in 2009. The features included three Mesolithic pits (which were 100% sampled and sieved for flintwork), an early medieval pit oddly sited out on the Gault clay, and a continuation of the late medieval/ early post-medieval roadway identified during the work in 2005.

Evaluation by S Stevens of ASE recovered a single flint flake from the topsoil of one of the trenches.