Surrey Archaeological Society

Brick shaft and culvert of the former Vanbrugh house recorded by M Curtis for WARG (235). Geophysical survey to locate the former house site accurately also planned.

Observation of gravel extraction by R J Poulton and S P Dyer for SCC and Redland located a buried former river channel about 30m wide and parallel to the Thames.

Excavation by M Curtis for WARG in advance of proposed redevelopment uncovered early post-medieval to 19th century deposits. (235, 239

Trial excavation and survey by R J Poulton for SCC and J Sainsbury revealed only scattered artefacts including probable Mesolithic flints and prehistoric, RB and medieval pottery. It appeared that medieval ploughing had destroyed all ancient levels which may have existed. (235)

Site watching by M Curtis for WARG close to Mount Felix failed to produce any further prehistoric or Saxon material.

Small-scale excavation by M Curtis for WARG located flints thought to be Neolithic.

Suggested by T E Evans that surface excavations, previously interpreted as iron ore workings, were formed by digging for ballast for construction of railway track. (SIHG 47)

First stages of evaluation of area carried out by G Hayman for SCC and Trafalgar Brookmount in advance of gravel extraction.

Report by Judie English of discovery of blast furnace slag near the ploughed-out moated site. There is documentary evidence for a link to a known but previously unlocated ironworker.

Observation by Judie English of golf course construction revealed four worked flint scatters and late 12th/early 13th century pottery associated with tapping slag from a bloomery site close to the known moated site