Surrey Archaeological Society

A watching brief was maintained by M Dover of SCAU on works to the river, within the Trading Estate, for the Environment Agency. Owing to difficulties with access, not all areas of ground disturbance could be observed, but in those areas examined no features or finds of archaeological interest were noted. (321)

Evaluation by J McKinley of Wessex, for MEPC, as part of an application for development. The results suggest that the higher ground south of the ditch was augmented in the medieval, and possibly Roman, periods by dumping, with the low lying land north of the ditch remaining prone to flooding. In the post-medieval period the build up of material across this northern area presumably led to the need for a formal drainage ditch to be constructed.

Evaluation by D Hopkinson of AOC, on behalf of Nicholas King Homes, in advance of residential redevelopment revealed a number of features, including a possible cultivation mark containing a sherd of mid to late Bronze Age pottery. Subsequently an area excavation was carried out by R Entwistle of AOC and a watching brief was also maintained on the development. A small assemblage of Mesolithic flints was recovered, as well as some sherds of Neolithic and early Bronze Age pottery.

A watching brief by J Stevenson of SCAU, for Henry Streeter (Sand & Ballast) Ltd, on continuing works at this mineral extraction site recorded no features or finds of archaeological interest.

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU, for Tarmac Quarry Products, revealed no features or finds of archaeological interest. A considerable depth of alluvial clays were found to overly the gravel, with no indication of any buried former river channels. (321)

Observation by S Hind and R Poulton of SCAU, for Reservoir Aggregates Ltd, of topsoil stripping in advance of phase 5 of mineral extraction revealed only a couple of pieces of medieval pottery, a flint flake and occasional pieces of burnt flint.

A watching brief on the construction of a replacement dwelling was carried out by S Dyer of SyAS. No features or finds of archaeological interest were noted.

Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU of Phase 5 (and parts of 6A and 9) of this mineral extraction site, for Greenham Construction Materials Ltd, revealed a number of features of prehistoric date. Subsequent area excavation (centred TQ 062 686) revealed a number of small pits and post holes and a substantial waterlogged pit -believed to be a waterhole, all likely to be of Bronze Age date. Two ditches found running roughly parallel to one another, six metres apart, could be the remains of a contemporaneous trackway. (311, 314)

A watching brief was carried out on the redevelopment of this site by R Poulton of SCAU, for Thirlstone Homes Ltd. The site was found to have been extensively disturbed previously; no features or finds of archaeological interest were noted. (321)

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU, for Berkeley Homes (Thames Valley) Ltd, of a site for residential development in the vicinity of a known cropmark site. No features or finds of archaeological interest were found; the site had previously been disturbed. (314)