Banstead Heath

Evaluation by T Howe for SyAS on a number of features identified during research by the Plateau Group. The location of an L-shaped enclosure ditch was confirmed by excavation. The ditch was found to have originated as a roughly V-shaped feature, approximately 1.8m wide on the surface and about 0.7m deep. In one trench, it was found to have been recut on at least one occasion; following silting up of the ditch the boundary was apparently perpetuated with a fence line evidence for which was represented by two postholes.

Walton Heath

Watching brief by P Harp of Plateau recorded three dumps of Romano-British material recently redeposited from Walton Heath villa, comprising approximately 300 tesserae, several sherds of terra sigillata, Pompeian redware, Alice Holt-type pottery and numerous tile fragments, some of which were relief patterned.

Clifton’s Lane, Reigate

A sketch survey, fieldwalking and a programme of metal detecting carried out and overseen by D Williams of a medieval site excavated, but not written up, in 1972. Apart from two Bronze Age sherds, the material recovered mostly dates from the medieval period onwards. The site appears to consist of one building, at least partly of stone construction under a tiled roof, and it is possible that it may be connected in some way with a possible stone quarry that lies c 400m to the north. (356)

Wotton House, Wotton

Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU revealed the foundations of a wall, the bricks of which did not match those currently visible in the upstanding parts of Wotton House. The position and course of the wall suggests that it corresponds with a wall on a plan made by John Evelyn in 1651. A drain, possibly contemporary in date, and a layer through which the wall foundation had been cut, were also of potential interest, especially since a late 16th or early 17th century pot sherd was recovered from the latter.

Hammonds Coppice, near Newdigate

Landscape assessment by N Bannister for the Woodlands Trust. The shape of the wood was found to have remained unaltered for over 200 years, with the perimeter bounded by substantial banks. A sawpit, holloway and a former embanked pond were identified within the wood, as well as numerous wood banks. A rounded bank and accompanying ditch, which appear to bear no relationship to the woodland and wood banks, may represent the remains of a territorial boundary, possibly part of the medieval park of Ewood. (356)

63--64 Dene Street, Dorking

Watching brief by T Howe and S Hemley of SCC during demolition and excavation works recorded the remains of two brick-built ovens (of probable 19th century date) and the remnants of a demolished and backfilled cellar. All features appear to relate to the former use of the building as a bakery.

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