Tyrwhitt House, Oaklawn Road, Leatherhead
Watching brief by R Poulton of SCAU revealed evidence of past disturbance, but no finds or features of archaeological interest.
Cobham Road, Fetcham
Watching brief undertaken by T Munnery of SCAU, and involving C Green of QUEST, during the installation of a pipeline, revealed an area of Late Upper Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic and Late Mesolithic flintworking and the foundations of a Roman building. A subsequent excavation discovered that the Late Upper Palaeolithic/Early Mesolithic material was found to be an in-situ scatter of lithics with an eastern and western boundary and two areas with a low lithic density that could infer the positions of two knappers.
High Beeches, Hawk’s Hill, Leatherhead
Evaluation by N Randall of SCAU revealed two pits. Finds including struck and burnt flints and a pottery sherd of possible Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age date were present in and above the fills of the pits, but the recovery of brick, tile and slate from the fills suggests that the pits are of recent origin. Further finds of struck flint were recovered within a layer of redeposited soil used to level the site for the tennis court, but it is not clear whether this material originated from the site or was introduced from elsewhere.
Land to rear of 5–7 Church Road, Great Bookham
Evaluation by T Munnery of SCAU did not reveal any finds or features of archaeological interest.
Polesden Lacey, near Great Bookham
Historic building record and watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU prior to and during the creation of new visitor facilities. A number of features associated with the development of the Polesden Lacey estate were exposed during the watching brief, notably a brick-built domed structure that probably served as a storage tank for a water trough and hand-pump formerly in this location as illustrated on a 1905 photograph
Land near Polesden Lacey
Watching brief by G Rapson of MOLA during underground cabling on land south of Polesden Lacey House, between Yew Tree Farm, Lonesome Cottage and Prospect Lodge. The cable was laid mainly by mole-plough, resulting in minimal excavation, and no archaeological finds or features were revealed.
Ewood Old Farm, Ewood Lane, Newdigate
Photographic and survey record by A Norris of Andrew Norris Surveying of a cart shed and stables prior to conversion.
Holmwood Common, near South Holmwood
Watching brief by G Rapson of MOLA during underground cabling works and associated works in the south-east corner of the common. The majority of the cable was laid using a combination of mole-plough and directional drilling, resulting in very little open excavation. No finds or features of archaeological interest were revealed.
Moorhurst Lane, Minnickfold, Capel
Watching brief maintained by K Butler of ChBA during the excavation of a narrow electricity cable trench that may have crossed the route of Stane Street. No evidence of the Roman road was detected, although the construction of the lane during the post-medieval period may have removed this, and only finds of post-medieval date were recovered.
Greensand Way, Wotton
Watching brief by G Rapson of MOLA during underground cabling works and associated works between Coast Hill Farm and Garden Cottage. The cable was laid mainly by mole-plough, resulting in minimal excavation. No archaeological finds or features were revealed, but colluvial deposits with the potential to contain redeposited material were observed in the field edge on lower hill slopes above the Tillingbourne stream.
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