Muslim Burial Ground, Horsell Common, Woking
Watching brief by M Saywood of SCAU on groundworks associated with the repair and renovation of the Muslim Burial Ground revealed no finds or features of archaeological significance.
Land at Egley Road, Woking
Evaluation by D Britchfield of WA identified evidence for prehistoric activity on or in the vicinity of the site in the form of residual burnt flint and a flint blade of Mesolithic or early Neolithic date. A small quantity of medieval pottery was recovered from a tree-throw hollow but a small pit contained no datable material. Features such as a grubbed-out hedgerow and an infilled ditch indicated that the landscape had been altered in the recent past.
Barn Hill Gardens Nursery, Pitch Hill, Ewhurst
Historic building recording and watching brief by West Sussex Archaeology identified the main building on the site as a four-bay threshing barn with a later open-fronted shelter abutted to its north-west corner. On cartographic evidence and construction style, the barn is of late 18th century date and may have been constructed in 1796, as evidenced by the carved date on a greensand block in its southern plinth wall.
Land at Glebelands School, Cranleigh
Evaluation by T Collie of SCAU revealed no finds or features of archaeological significance.
Land west of Sweeter’s Copse, Alfold
Fieldwalking by S Stevens of ASE recovered prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and post-medieval material in varying quantities, mostly from the southern part of the examined area. There was some correlation between the distribution of the Romano-British and medieval finds and the location of potential buried archaeological features identified during a concurrent geophysical survey.
Land at Priory Orchard, Station Road, Godalming (
A second phase of excavation by N Randall of SCAU, following an earlier archaeological evaluation (SyAC 99, 237) that revealed part of a previously unknown early medieval Christian burial ground, confirmed the extent of the burial ground, from which a further 225 in-situ inhumations were excavated, and revealed part of a tannery complex. A mitigation strategy was developed by which a substantial proportion of the inhumations within the development area were left in situ beneath landscaped and car park areas.
26 High Street, Godalming
Watching brief by C Turner of the Heritage Network suggested that the garden, at least close to the house, had been terraced. No finds or features of archaeological significance were revealed.
Land at 86 Ockford Ridge, Godalming
Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU revealed no features or finds of archaeological significance.
Sydenhurst, Mill Lane, Chiddingfold
Evaluation by C Douglas of ASE revealed a large post-medieval pit containing 19th century pottery, brick and tile, glass and part of a clay tobacco pipe.
Forge Cottage, Thursley Road, Elstead
Watching brief by K Butler of CBAS revealed no archaeological features, although two pottery sherds dating to the Saxo-Norman period were recovered from the topsoil, suggesting possible early medieval activity on or near the site. The majority of the artefacts recovered during the watching brief were dated to the mid–late 16th century, contemporary with Forge Cottage. Other pottery recovered was of the early post-medieval period, although the largest quantity was of 19th century date.
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