Surrey Archaeological Society

Excavation by F Pemberton of EEHAS of two trenches in advance of the construction of a new extension revealed a cambered flint surface, likely to be the remains of Stane Street. The feature is in alignment with the route of the road recently proposed by A Hall (SyAC 94), and its composition is similar to that recorded elsewhere by Hall and at Mongers Lane by A W G Lowther.

Watching brief by N Cowlard of EEHAS revealed no features of archaeological interest and only finds of 19th and 20th century date.

Watching brief by N Cowlard of EEHAS did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by S Nelson of EEHAS did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by N Cowlard and S Nelson of EEHAS revealed a chalk layer that appeared to have been a levelling for a previous outbuilding, but no finds of archaeological interest.

Fieldwalking by SyAS and EEHAS, under the direction of N Cowlard, of a number of fields in the area as part of the Ewell Hinterland Project. (423)

Assessment by J Lowe of CgMs principally to establish the validity of claims for buried Second World War bunkers, thought to be a command centre, and comprising a series of rooms, possibly oak panelled and retaining furniture, fixtures and fittings. Sources indicated that the original development, dating from 1941, had included the structures, but the fieldwork aspect of the Assessment (comprising an on-site walkover and the excavation of a number of trenches) did not reveal any remains of the bunkers.

Evaluation by N Randall of SCAU revealed evidence of past disturbance associated with the former buildings that occupied the site from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries and the construction of the present houses on the site. No features of archaeological interest were revealed, but three medieval pottery sherds were recovered from the backfill of a modern drain.

Watching brief by D Williams of SCAU during the excavation of an easement strip for the installation of a new pipeline revealed a small quantity of struck and burnt flints of prehistoric date deposited in the topsoil. A metal detector survey did not recover any finds dated to earlier than the 19th century.

Soil stripping under archaeological control undertaken by T Munnery of SCAU revealed evidence of extensive levelling and a redeposited sherd of late Saxon pottery, but no features of archaeological interest.