Surrey Archaeological Society

Watching brief by R Poulton of SCAU, for R Aird, on the construction of a new house near St Nicholas’ Church. No features or finds of archaeological interest were made, but the site had been extensively disturbed.

Recording of finds by D Graham and D Williams recovered during a metal detecting rally held on fields to the east, north and west of Peper Harow. Hundreds of objects were recorded ranging in date from the Middle Bronze Age to the 19th century. (330)

Fieldworking survey by A Hall and R Hooker on the common revealed some woodland banks and a number of glass-making pits, but not the barrow or ancient field systems suggested to be present. (330)

Evaluation by M. Dover of SCAU, for Simmons Country Homes, prior to the construction of seven houses. Two trenches were excavated that produced no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Photographic survey by E Gundry for SIHG of a walking stick factory prior to demolition.

Evaluation by J Stevenson of SCAU, for Overson Ltd, in advance of residential development. A shallow gully was revealed, aligned approximately north east-south west. Excavation produced a white ware rim sherd and several sandy ware sherds of later medieval date. It seems likely that this feature represents an earlier demarcation of the boundary of this plot, possibly as part of the setting out of the town

Evaluation and watching brief by M Dover of SCAU, on behalf of David James Contracts, revealed three narrow gullies. One of the gullies produced two sherds of Roman grey ware pottery. The fills of the features were very similar and it could be that the two remaining gullies are of Roman date, although this remains uncertain. The paucity of finds from these features, and the absence of other finds or features during the evaluation and watching brief, would suggest that these are boundary features at some distance from any occupation area.

Following evaluation in 1997, a series of watching briefs was carried out by N Marples of SCAU, for Pioneer Aggregates Ltd, on preliminary soil stripping of part of this mineral extraction site. Part of a rectilinear field system was recorded: three interconnected boundary features running east-west were identified together with a series of re-cut ditches running north-south, which delimited the eastern end of the grid. The date of the field system is unclear.

Watching brief by G Pattison of SCAU, following an earlier watching brief and standing structure survey, during alterations to the medieval bridge.