Surrey Archaeological Society

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

Excavation by R J Poulton for SCAU and SCC (County Engineer's Department) in advance of the construction of the relief road showed that post-medieval evidence had been removed by the construction of a car park. Evidence of medieval occupation survived, including various 12th/13th century pits apparently indicating the first settlement in this part of the town, although late Saxon pottery was also discovered and must indicate nearby occupation. (257; report in SyAC 85, 177-186)

Observation of building work by K D Graham revealed little except evidence for an old channel of the Wey.

Report by K D Graham that a repositioned, probably 16th century, stone fireplace was located in a repair work. It was built into the inner face of the outer bailey wall south of the chapel in a section which seems to be a repair, perhaps of Civil War period damage.(257)