Guildford

St. Mary’s Church, Ripley

Evaluation by J Stevenson of SCAU, for the Church of St. Mary’s, prior to a reduction in ground level within the north central section of the nave. The earth was removed by hand and revealed roughly faced limestone blocks. These were probably the original foundations of the old south wall of the church, demolished in the 19th century. The excavation recovered chalk and tile fragments and revealed a post hole, which probably all relate to the 19th century demolition and site levelling.

Cart Bridge, Send

A watching brief was carried out by J Stevenson of SCAU, for SCC, on the reconstruction of this bridge over the Wey Navigation. The bridge was last rebuilt in 1914, apparently on a slightly different alignment to the 1759 brick built bridge. This itself was likely to have replaced a timber bridge, but the watching brief revealed no evidence for this earlier structure.

Albury Old Church

A watching brief was carried out by R Poulton of SCAU, for the Churches Conservation Trust, on the construction of new drains and a soakaway outside the church. The works revealed chalk block foundations for the former vestry, which was on the north side of the church. In approximately the same area, a pit containing human bones was revealed, presumably the reburial of remains that had been disturbed previously.

Broadstreet Common, Guildford

Resistivity survey carried out by M Davies, C Hasler and D Say on the site of a Romano-British building excavated by A Sibthorpe in 1829, on the other side of the stream to the Barnwood School excavation. Trial pits were dug at high resistivity points, three of which produced a number of tile fragments and large flints. These pits were enlarged and revealed patches of laid flints; it is impossible to say whether they were originally part of a courtyard or floor or wall foundations. Two sherds of Romano-British pottery were also recovered.

Land rear of Barnwood School, Worplesdon

Excavation by R Poulton of SCAU, for SCC, of an area proposed for residential development, previously evaluated in 1994 and 1997. The first phase of activity on the site was early to mid 2nd century when a number of human cremations were buried in shallow scoops. In the same period a large boundary ditch was excavated and it is possible that a post-built structure is also of this date. In the late 2nd - 3rd centuries, a large stone-built structure was constructed.

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