Surrey Archaeological Society

Investigative test pitting by C Currie of CKCA to obtain information about the construction of the lock behind the early 20th century concrete facing, in advance of restoration works by the NT. Documentary evidence suggested the concrete facing covered a timber structure, although it was thought that the record was incomplete and the sides of the lock were actually of brick. The test pits revealed substantial timber braces and no evidence for brick remains, indicating that the documentary sources were indeed correct.

Watching brief by C Clarke of AOC during stripping works for the construction of a noise abatement screen alongside the A3. Two small pits containing pottery and charcoal, probably of Bronze Age date, were revealed.

Training and community excavation led by H Sheldon of BC and J Cotton of EEHAS/Museum of London, on an area of higher ground overlooking the Roman settlement of Ewell and Stane Street and where traces of Roman activity were located in the 1970s. The evaluation revealed natural features of geological interest and a substantial number of features and finds of Roman date, together with traces of later agricultural and horticultural activity.

Monitoring of groundworks by J Stevenson of ASE revealed that the site had been almost entirely truncated by groundworks from modern building and service works.

Report by A Hall in SyAC 94, 225–249

Report by A Hall in SyAC 94, 225–249

Evaluation by M Collings of ASE on part of the site of the Worcester Park Gunpowder Mills complex revealed evidence of extensive modern truncation, although four linear features of indeterminate date and function relating to past industrial activity had survived. These comprised the remains of two walls, a drainage structure, and a structure constructed of timber planks lining the base and sides and divided into box sections

Report by A Hall in SyAC 94, 225–249

Evaluation by A Ainsworth of OA in advance of redevelopment revealed a number of tree throw hollows, and an undated ditch.

Evaluation by S Holden of PCA revealed a single feature containing no datable material, and two parallel brick-built walls dated to the late 18th/early 19th centuries, which are likely to correspond to a building shown on the 1870 OS map. Evidence of prehistoric activity, in the form of possible struck flint and pieces of burnt flint, together with sherds of prehistoric, possibly Iron Age, pottery, was found residually across the site with artefacts of medieval and post-medieval date.