Brockham and Betchworth Limeworks
Watching brief by P Sowan of SIHG during the emptying of the contents of two flare kilns and one Dietzsch kiln chamber. (SIHG 123)
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.
58--64 High Street, Dorking
Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU on groundworks that exposed caves known to underlie the site.
Land to the rear of 182-188 Craddocks Avenue, Ashtead
Watching brief by D Hawkins of CgMs during residential development did not reveal any archaeological finds or features.
11 The Street, Ashtead
Watching brief carried out by J Perry of SutAS during work on an extension revealed only modern finds and no archaeological features.
Mickleham Downs
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)
Thorndike Theatre, Church Street, Leatherhead
Evaluation by B Taylor and A Stephenson of AOC revealed extensive evidence for previous disturbance, and no finds or features of interest.
Eastwick Infants School, Eastwick Drive, Great Bookham
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.
St Nicholas Parish Church, Great Bookham
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)
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