Surrey Archaeological Society

Excavations by D J Turner continued. Finds include a William II halfpenny and a gaming piece.

Two trial excavations by G H Cole in advance of redevelopment produced Mesolithic cores and flakes, medieval and post-medieval pottery but no structures. A stratified sequence of c 50 clay pipe bowls from the early 17th to the mid-19th centuries was recovered. (182)

Ditch c 1m wide by 0.6m deep recorded by G H Cole in building foundation work. The upper fill contained post-medieval pottery, the lower medieval and Surrey white ware sherds. (182)

Apparently artificial road-like feature recorded crossing the Port Lane Brook by R J Poulton and M G O'Connell for SCC.

Topsoil stripping observed by M G O’Connell and R J Poulton for SCC, DoE and British Airports Authority revealed various features; a (probable) LBA pit was recorded in detail. At TQ 053 746 fresh cursus sections were recorded in pipeline and road construction.

Continued excavation by J J Chapman and S Dyer for SAFG located further RB ditches.

Site watching by K R Crouch, Susan Shanks and P M Jones for SCC recorded a stratified early to post-medieval sequence.

Salvage work in gravel pit by R J Poulton, M G O'Connell and P M Jones for SCC to record sections through a medieval site.

Recording by M G O'Connell and R J Poulton for SCC of features revealed in gravel pit section and originally noted by D Barker. Fragments of wooden piles recovered but unfortunately no dating evidence.

Excavation by P M Jones revealed evidence of late RB settlement on the opposite bank of the Thames to Staines, alongside the presumed RB bridging point.