Surrey Archaeological Society

Watching brief by D Hawkins of CgMs during residential development did not reveal any archaeological finds or features.

Watching brief carried out by J Perry of SutAS during work on an extension revealed only modern finds and no archaeological features.

Excavation by J English of SyAS as part of an ongoing landscape survey. Plough marks were noted, but thought to be a result of Second World War activities despite small amounts of prehistoric and Romano-British pottery being recovered. Further trenches recovered larger quantities of pottery, and noted two postholes (not excavated) suggestive of a Romano-British settlement in the vicinity. (354)

Evaluation by B Taylor and A Stephenson of AOC revealed extensive evidence for previous disturbance, and no finds or features of interest.

Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU during the excavation of the foundation trenches for a new building revealed only a 19th century brick foundation wall and some late 19th or early 20th century stoneware jars.

Ground penetrating radar survey by W McCann, following a dowsing exercise by S Fortescue. The original work had postulated a Saxon church below the nave of the existing structure. The survey identified high reflections in areas corresponding in part with the north and south walls of the supposed buried structure, but concluded that further investigative work would be required to confirm any hypotheses. (351, 352)

Evaluation by J Robertson of SCAU in advance of residential redevelopment revealed no finds or features of interest.

Watching brief carried out by J Stevenson of SCAU revealed undated, probably modern, burials and loose human bone in the graveyard, together with a 19th century brick tomb. Parts of a foundation were observed; these were apparently associated with the tower, but contained some elements that were difficult to interpret.

Report by A Harris of CgMs documenting analysis of the timber-framed building during alteration, determined that it was formerly an open hall house of probable 15th century date. The building recording followed on from evaluation of the tannery site by CgMs in 1998, and was the final stage of the archaeological work in relation to its redevelopment.

Watching brief by J Robertson of SCAU on the excavation of a new bypass channel. No archaeological features of interest were revealed, although a number of hand-made bricks and a large piece of 19th century concrete were recovered.