Surrey Archaeological Society

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU, for Windlesham Church Property Ltd, involved soil stripping the area for a building linking the church and an existing hall. The location of the original churchyard boundary, which had been extended to incorporate the hall building, was identifiable from the different deposits either side of it. Inside the boundary there was a level of general disturbance; the fills of a number of grave cuts, where sampled, included brick and tile.

Excavation by SHAHT, under the direction of G Cole, revealed evidence of prehistoric, medieval and later activity. Two phases of prehistoric activity were recorded. The first comprised the terminal ends of two ditches, one truncating the other, together with the lower levels of a rampart and a series of post-bases; and the second comprised flint foundations and associated stake holes. Fragmentary remains of two hearth bases were noted, and a well from which medieval pottery and hearth fragments were recovered was partially excavated.

A watching brief maintained by J Stevenson of SCAU, for SCC, on improvement works to the road, revealed only modern disturbance.

Inspection of footing trenches during construction of terraced houses by D Hawkins of CgMs Consulting, for Mansard Country Homes Ltd, revealed a thick deposit of agricultural or horticultural soil over the natural gravel. Finds from the site included butchered animal bones mixed with clay pipe fragments and late 19th and early 20th century pottery and bottle glass fragments.

Evaluation by P Moore and M Bagwell of PCA, for BP International Limited, and a subsequent watching brief, revealed that much of the site had been truncated by previous building work. Two trenches did reveal intact upper soil horizons, but no archaeological features; the discovery of a residual flint flake, probably of Mesolithic or early Neolithic date, was the only indication of activity of any antiquity.

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU, for Alfred McAlpine Homes Southern Ltd, in advance of residential development, revealed no archaeological features or finds.

Watching brief by S Mead of MoLAS, for Sandville Properties, following on from evaluation of the site in 1997. Both this evaluation and investigations at the adjacent Cargo Point development in 1997 had revealed a number of features of possible prehistoric and post-medieval date. The watching brief demonstrated that the majority of archaeological activity was concentrated at the northern end of the development site, where what appeared to be a series of boundary or roadside ditches were recorded. These ditches were also seen on the adjacent site and are thought to be of 18th century date.

A watching brief maintained by R Poulton of SCAU, for Hunting Gate Ltd, on the excavation of service trenches near the 17th century house, revealed no features or finds of archaeological interest.

Watching brief followed by excavation by J Stevenson and G Hayman of SCAU, on behalf of Henry Streeter (Sand and Ballast) Ltd, in advance of mineral extraction. An isolated Neolithic feature was revealed, together with a variety of waterholes, pits and postholes of the middle Bronze Age, and evidence for a field system of Roman or earlier date.