Surrey Archaeological Society

Fieldwalking by GAG, led by H Davies, of fields to the north of Manor Farm revealed a concentration of Romano-British and medieval pot. Bronze Age pottery and worked flints were also recovered.

Survey by T P Smith of MoLAS of buildings to be demolished as part of the redevelopment of Eashing Mill. The buildings were the remnants of the main mill building and two conjoined cottages to the north west. The style of the mill building, and its use of two-tone brickwork, belongs to the second half of the 19th century, probably to the last quarter of that century. The cottages are so close in style to the mill building that they were almost certainly built at more or less the same time - perhaps as a single project.

Evaluation by SutAS, for the school, in advance of new building works. With the exception of a sherd of medieval pottery, no archaeological finds or features were located. However, the area had clearly been disturbed by previous development.

Geophysical surveys were undertaken by EH’s Ancient Monuments Laboratory, to assess the extent of features associated with the Roman temple. The general magnetic response was quiet, suggesting little occupation had occurred in this area; the resistivity survey recorded a number of anomalies, including a possible trackway and rubble spreads.

A watching brief by the GMVEU on the redevelopment of the school site revealed a considerable quantity of mainly early 17th century Border Ware, including wasters and kiln furniture. Small quantities of medieval whiteware and late 17th/18th century Red Border Ware were also recovered. A kiln site clearly lies in the vicinity. (307)

Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU, for Charles Church South East, in advance of residential redevelopment. A large quantity of late 14th to 15th century whiteware pottery, including wasters, was recovered, suggesting a kiln site in the vicinity. (314)

A watching brief was maintained by G Pattison of SCAU, for Thames Water Utilities, on the works for a new pipeline. A concentration of late medieval pottery was identified at the eastern end of the route, close to South Lane, presumably indicating the presence of a kiln in the vicinity.

Evaluation by J Wright of Wessex, for Barratt Southern Counties, of a site proposed for residential development revealed no features or finds of archaeological interest. A considerable depth of alluvial sands overlay the natural gravel, but no palaeo-landsurfaces were revealed sealed by or within these.

Report by R W Williams on the excavation of a limekiln built into the western face of this chalkpit, by volunteers for the Surrey Wildlife Trust. It is intended that the excavated kiln should become a bat habitat. (SIHG 92)

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU, on behalf of A&J Bull (Southern) Ltd, of an area to be mineral extracted, revealed no features or finds of archaeological interest. (321)