Surrey Archaeological Society

Watching brief by G Jackson of SCC on works for a new extension revealed a stone wall of unknown date. The wall is outside the area affected by foundation work and has been left in situ.

Watching brief carried out by N Shaikhley of SCAU during redevelopment on the neighbouring property to `Hillview’ and the builder’s yard, revealed the site to have been sufficiently disturbed to have removed any archaeological remains which may once have existed.

Three further stages of evaluation by J Perry of SutAS revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area was suitable for designation as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork have added to existing knowledge of the area, and work is continuing in 2002.

Investigation by G Cole of SHAHT as part of an ongoing training programme, revealed mainly post-medieval features associated with land drainage.

Dendrochronological dating by M Bridge of EH to assist the ongoing work on the building and contribute to a reconsideration of its listed grading. The building contains a room with post-Dissolution paintings (317, 321), and a single timber in that room gave a likely felling period of AD1485--1517, slightly earlier than had been previously assumed for the wall on stylistic grounds.

Evaluation by S Deeves of PCA did not any finds or features of archaeological interest.

Evaluation by J Robertson of SCAU in advance of the creation of a new mooring basin revealed evidence of some levelling, and no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU during excavation of two soakaways did not identify any features, but a number of stray human bones and a few complete burials were recovered and later reburied.

Ongoing evaluation of this site by PCA consisted of the excavation of eight trenches, excavated in three stages. Several of the trenches were truncated by modern walls and basements, but some trenches showed the survival of a thin band of silt over natural gravel. No archaeological features were found but several pieces of residual burnt flint were recovered from the silt layer.