Surrey Archaeological Society

Evaluation by A Hood of FA in advance of residential redevelopment revealed a number of post-medieval drainage ditches, and one definite and one probable pit of early Romano-British date, both of which appeared to be isolated and not part of a nucleus of activity.

Watching brief maintained by N Shaikhley and S Hind of SCAU during the excavation of a pipeline trench and associated easement. This revealed the remains of a 19th century pathway, flints of Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age date, a sherd of 13th/14th century coarse orange ware and post-medieval pottery sherds, all from the stripped topsoil. Metal detecting undertaken by P and A Vallis recovered a religious plaque dated to the late 15th/16th century, and a medieval copper-alloy key.

Evaluation by R King of FA in advance of residential redevelopment revealed no features or finds of archaeological interest.

Monitoring of topsoil stripping by R Moore of NA in the area of two proposed haul roads did not reveal any features of archaeological significance, but did recover struck flint of Neolithic/Bronze Age date, a fragment of 17th century pot, and a small collection of modern ceramic building material.

Watching brief by P Jones of SCAU during the construction of a house revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Resistivity survey by P Stevens of SHAHT following the discovery of two inhumations on the site in 2004 found little evidence for disturbance to the site. This is as likely to be a consequence of the inconclusive nature of the geophysical results owing to the geological conditions, as it is to be indicative of a lack of activity.

Evaluation and subsequent excavation and watching brief by G Hayman of SCAU on the site of the proposed bicentenary glasshouse. A number of ditches were revealed during the evaluation. Dating evidence was slight, but the subsequent excavation and watching brief that followed established that the area was subject to two distinct periods of landscape management, with enclosure ditches and field systems dating to the Middle–Late Bronze Age and to the 11th–12th centuries. The flint assemblage was predominantly Bronze Age, with a small number of Mesolithic and Neolithic pieces also collected.

Watching brief by N Shaikhley of SCAU during the excavation of a cable trench. No finds or features of archaeological interest were revealed in an area that had been the subject of relatively modern disturbance.

Watching brief by C Currie of CKCA during the excavations for a lift shaft revealed possible evidence for the foundation wall of either 16th or 18th century houses, both formerly on the site, and a drainage channel. The investigation was however too limited in scale to provide conclusive dating evidence for any features.

Observation of groundworks undertaken during road improvements by N Shaikhley of SCAU. No finds or features of archaeological interest were noted, although the work was conducted at a late stage in construction operations and any archaeology present on the site may already have been removed