‘Old Hall’, Thursley
A watching brief by A and D Graham on works for a new garage, within an area where Bronze Age flints have previously been recovered, recorded no features or finds of archaeological interest
Rear of 56 High Street, Haslemere
A watching brief by G Pattison of SCAU for Mr & Mrs S J Pothecary, on the construction of a new house within the town centre, recorded undisturbed stratigraphy but no features or finds of archaeological interest.
Hankley Common
Report by C Shepheard of an ‘Atlantic Wall’ built for military training in World War II. The concrete wall measures 3m in height, by 3.5m width, with a total length of 100m, in the centre of which is a 6m wide gap, to be closed by steel gates. The wall shows the results of two explosions, which left gaps of about 3.5m in width. At one end of the wall were originally several types of tank trap. (285, SIHG 79)
Former NELCO site, Farnham
A watching brief by R Poulton of SCAU for Kyle Stewart Properties, on the redevelopment of this site, found extensive modern disturbance overlying natural alluvial deposits.
Farnham Park
Additional work was carried out by N Riall on the site of a tile kiln from the early-mid 14th century, to recover additional examples of a shaped peg-tile for which no parallels are currently known. (292; see report in SyAC 84, 143-168)
Frensham Great Pond
Report by A and D Graham of a sheep wash set into the dam at the outflow of Frensham Great Pond, probably constructed shortly after the commons were enclosed in 1851. (286)
Student Village, Falkner Road, Farnham
Evaluation of the site for the new student village for the West Surrey College of Art and Design was carried out by D Graham and volunteers from the Farnham & District Museum Society. One pit of unknown date was recorded as was chalk and clunch masonry possibly dumped from works at the castle. A silver denarius and a piece of Roman roof tile were recovered and presumed to derive from upslope (later survey work confirmed a concentration of such tile at SU 834 472). A metal detector survey of the site recovered a 17th century trader’s token (John Smallpeece of Guildford).
31 Lower Church Lane, Farnham
Building works within the standing building, which dates to the late 16th century, revealed a number of features subsequently recorded by D Graham. A small mortar-lined conical pit containing solidified lead was identified, presumably the remains of a furnace associated with lead working. No dating evidence was recovered, but the furnace must pre-date the standing building and appeared to be later than a stone floor, apparently of 13th century date, which was also recorded. From evidence elsewhere in the town, it is thought likely that the furnace dates to the early 16th century (292)
Land adjacent to Runwick Lane, Farnham
A watching brief by J Robertson of SCAU for Brabant Petroleum Ltd, during the construction a borehole site, recovered one Neolithic single-platform blade core and four waste flakes.
Hyde Farm, Churt
A watching brief by A and D Graham on works within the standing Tudor building recorded a Bargate Stone lined well, dating to at least 1700, and a thin ashy layer containing 13th century coarse and white wares as well as fragments of ashlar masonry. These remains presumably relate to a medieval precursor to the existing building, known from documentary evidence. (294)
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