Surrey Archaeological Society

Evaluation by P Martin and S Driscoll of AA (Absolute Archaeology) did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological interest.

Continuation of watching brief by T Mummery of SCAU from evaluation and watching brief in 2010 revealed several pits or ditches of probable late post-medieval date, and a single feature of, perhaps, earlier date, and recovered Mesolithic flintwork and a sherd of Saxon pottery.

Evaluation by H MacQuarrie of AOC in advance of the creation of ponds revealed a ditch whose line respects a redundant field boundary present on the 1842 Ockley Tithe Map, two undated post holes, and an area of in situ burning interpreted as being modern in origin.

Investigation by D Britchfield of WA in advance of the construction of a Motorway Service Area comprising an evaluation to the north of the motorway, and a soil stripping, mapping and sampling exercise to its south in an area where evaluation by ASE in 2007 had revealed possible deposits of prehistoric origin. The soil stripping, mapping and sampling exercise revealed a post-medieval ditch, suggested to be a remnant of an 18th century field system, but no further evidence of the admittedly ambiguous features identified in 2007.

Evaluation by A Hood and D King of FA in advance of the construction of the replacement bridge across the Thames and creation of an associated site compound and flood compensation area to the south-west. The evaluation did not reveal any features of archaeological interest in the area around the bridge, but a 'toothed' wooden artefact was recovered from the interface of the natural gravels and overlying deposits in one of the trenches, and further work is proposed within the area of its discovery.

Evaluation by C Edwards of AOC revealed that a phase of horizontal truncation took place across the site during the 20th century, probably associated with the construction of an existing building. No finds or features of archaeological interest were revealed.

Evaluation by C Barton of LPA revealed evidence of previous landscaping but no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by N Randall of SCAU within the bounds of the Scheduled Oatlands Palace revealed disturbed ground of post-medieval to modern date, and a pit containing demolition rubble originating from the destroyed Palace walls.

Two phases of evaluation by S Mounce of WA in in advance of flood protection, landscaping, tip remediation and redevelopment alongside the Hoe Stream. The first phase revealed a significant depth of alluvial deposits, late 19th and early 20th artefacts likely to have been washed up and deposited by the Hoe in a trench closest to the modern path of the stream, but no deposits of archaeological interest. The second phase revealed alluvial layers within all of the trenches, confirming that the site historically lay within the floodplain.