Surrey Archaeological Society

Drainage and remodelling works on one of the greens disturbed some 235 fragments of brick tesserae, a quantity of roofing and roller-stamped hypocaust tile and a few pottery sherds, recovered by T Mann and recorded by D W Williams. (289)

Evaluation by South-Eastern Archaeological Services for Rushmon Ltd of a residential site within the centre of the village. No features or finds earlier than the 18th century were identified, although two postholes could not be dated. (291)

Evaluation by Sutton Archaeological Services for Linden Homes South-East Ltd of the hospital site, formerly the site of an 18th and 19th century Poor House, found that much of the site had been extensively disturbed. The only archaeological features observed were a series of 18th century field drains.

Limited excavation by D W Williams within this standing building recorded features uncovered during building works. The remains were interpreted as part of the front wall and doorway of an earlier building with an external cobbled surface, from which a number of finds, no earlier than mid-17th century in date, were recovered. (289)

A watching brief by S Dyer of SCAU for Admiral Homes Ltd recorded a number of narrow ditches, probably field boundaries. No dating evidence was recovered from these, but some medieval pottery was recovered from the spoil. (289)

Report by C Mann on the remains of over twenty open wells and some sub-surface concrete tanks, associated with the borough’s first public water supply - provided in 1859 by the Reigate Water Works Company. Water was pumped from the works to a reservoir in Reigate Park. The company was bought by the East Surrey Water Company in 1895, who continued to use the works until about 1930. The pump station was demolished in 1950. (SIHG 86)

Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU for ARC (Southern) Ltd, of a proposed extension to the mineral working, found that the area had been built up with deposits containing 19th and 20th century material. No features or finds of archaeological interest were found.

Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU for ARC (Southern) Ltd, of a proposed extension to the mineral working, found undisturbed stratigraphy but no features or finds of archaeological interest.

A watching brief by S Dyer of SCAU for ARC (Southern) Ltd, was carried out on topsoil and subsoil stripping of an extension to the existing pit. The silt lagoons that had occupied this area were found to have caused extensive ground disturbance and no features or finds of archaeological interest were noted. (289)

Excavation by D W Williams for SyAS in advance of mineral extraction revealed two concentrations of activity. One was a concentration of pits, three of which contained Late Neolithic grooved ware and, palaeo-environmental assessment revealed, hazelnut shells; one of these pits also contained over 30 flint scrapers. Other pits were packed with charcoal and cremated bone, and one contained a Bronze Age spiral ring. The surrounding areas produced a variety of flints from Late Mesolithic through to Middle Bronze Age date, and sherds of decorated Peterborough type bowls from the Neolithic.