Surrey Archaeological Society

Evaluation by A Haslam of PCA in advance of residential redevelopment revealed only a late 19th–early 20th century wood-lined pit, and substantial 19th century and later truncation.

Excavation by A Hall of SyAS of two trenches and a test pit along the alignment of Stane Street suggested by S E Winbolt produced no evidence of the road. A further test pit along an alternative alignment suggested by I D Margary revealed no archaeological finds or features of interest and that the ground had been heavily disturbed. (375) Excavation by A Hall and F Pemberton of SyAS of three trenches and a test pit on I D Margary’s postulated line of Stane Street revealed a layer of closely packed flints considered to be the remains of the road. (380) Not clear where this latter excavation was

Site visit by D Hawkins of CgMs after demolition of the existing buildings revealed only truncation and disturbance.

Historic building survey of the Riding School Building, which is part of The Durdans building complex and a Grade II Listed Building, by R Martin of SIHG. Designed by George Devey for the 5th Earl of Rosebery as a place to train horses under cover, the building is a large open barn structure nine-bays long with a projecting porch at the south side and a cant bay at the east end, and is dated to 1881 by a stone in the gable end of the porch. (SIHG 139)

Geoarchaeological evaluation by ArchaeoScape consisting of recording lithostratigraphy from three geotechnical boreholes and twelve geotechnical probe holes to provide a profile of sediment sequence, and assess the potential of the site for environmental evidence. The lower part of the sequence comprises sand and gravel of the Shepperton Gravel, a deposit widely recognised in the Middle Thames Valley and laid down at the end of the last glacial episode between c 20,000 and 10,000 years ago.

Watching brief by G Jackson of SCC during the construction of a new house revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Evaluation and watching brief by S Wallis of TVAS in advance of residential development revealed only one feature, which may either be natural or an undated pit.

Evaluation by N Shaikhley of SCAU in advance of construction of a school extension revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by D Dodds of OA during the erection of equestrian and agricultural buildings revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Evaluation by J Taylor of PCA in advance of the construction of three houses revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest, and substantial evidence of truncation caused by garden landscaping.