Surrey Archaeological Society

Site watching of garage construction by S P Dyer for SCAU did not reveal anything of archaeological interest. (278)

Magnetometer survey by S P Dyer for SCAU and First Tee Leisure Ltd to test for possible medieval pottery kilns (within the area of the Earlswood industry) did not locate any significant anomalies. (278)

Remains of buffer depot 339, one of a series built between November 1941 and December 1942 and used for storage of supplies in the Second World War and subsequent ‘cold war’, located by P Sowan. (SIHG 74)

A watching brief on building work at Rose Cottage, by G R Pattison of SCAU for Mr & Mrs R Martin, revealed no features of archaeological interest; the site is adjacent to the London-Chichester Roman road, Stane Street.

Evaluation by trial trenching in advance of new building, by T Champion and J Robinson of SCAU for Box Hill School, identified three rows of postholes. The depth at which the postholes were found suggests that they are not recent in origin, although no dating evidence was recovered.

Observation of foundation trenches by S P Dyer for SCAU and Mr C Marsh did not reveal anything of archaeological interest. (279)

Evaluation by trial trenching prior to redevelopment on the suspected route of the London to Chichester Roman road, by Graham Hayman of SCAU for St George Developments Ltd, did not reveal any features of archaeological interest. Observation of car park construction by S P Dyer for SCAU and St George Developments Ltd did not reveal anything of archaeological interest. (279)

Lisa Creaye reports that rebuilding of a stretch of flint wall revealed a shaped coping brick, set into the first course of bricks below the coping, which is inscribed with the initials GM and HM and the date 1785. (SIHG 77)

Resistivity survey and site watching by S P Dyer for SCAU and SCC of car park and access road construction in an area where the SyAS historic landscape survey had recorded RB pottery and evidence for medieval or later cultivation. Nothing of archaeological interest was noted. (278)

Evaluation by trial trenching of an area proposed for the fish farm, by Rob Poulton of SCAU for Mr A Verber. The area is low lying and has latterly been used for watercress beds; no archaeological features were recorded.