Evaluation trial trenching carried out by S P Dyer for SCAU and Drinkwater Sabey Ltd located two kiln-like structures of uncertain date and purpose. The area of the kilns was proposed for landscape planting and it was recommended that the kilns be left in situ, if the planting could avoid the relevant area. (279)

Recording by Farnham & District Museum Society of archaeological features revealed in building works and reported by K D Graham. A well-built late medieval wall of chalk blocks bonded with clay was found; it had probably acted as the retaining wall of a terrace. Later features included a brick-lined Tudor well and a rubbish pit.

A watching brief by J English on building works at the church recorded a well-built wall of greensand blocks, incorporating pieces of moulding, below the present west wall, which probably represents a phase of rebuilding carried out in 1793/4. Below this was a row of chalk or clunch blocks, that appeared only for the width of the nave, and may relate to the Saxo-Norman church. (300)

Evaluation by S Dyer of SCAU (with volunteers from the SyAS) for Waverley Borough Council and the National Trust, to investigate the survival of features relating to the use of the wharf, which fell out of use in the early 20th century. The foundations of the Bark House shown on a plan of 1830 were found; the building had been destroyed by fire. The wharf structure itself was found to consist of chalk deposits with timber supports, covered by rammed gravel surfaces.

Evaluation by I Blake of Charterhouse of the site for a new sports hall was followed by excavation by M Hall of TVAS for the school. Four features of Roman date were recorded, including two ditches and two pits. The pottery from these features dates from the middle to late 1st century AD, indicating a relatively short period of use. Although no structural features were found, the quantity of pottery recovered suggests an occupation site (probably a farm complex) nearby. (301); see report in SyAC 86, 151-)

Evaluation by D Graham of the westernmost of the mounds on the common, which J Corcoran examined in 1959 and decided were natural mounds of windblown sand. A rectangular pit was located at the centre of the mound and an unusually deep ditch was found to circle the mound, there is therefore little doubt that the mound is artificial. Samples of the mound’s core were taken for palaeo-environmental assessment. (298; see report in SyAC 91, 151-166)

Report by G Turner on the completion of restoration work on the moat. Geophysical survey indicates structures on the western half of the island, probably the remains of the hall and ancillary structures, such as the kitchen; farm buildings, such as barns and granaries, were probably sited outside the island. Finds suggest the moat was occupied in the early 14th century. Documentary evidence suggests the site is that of the manor of Ashurst, which perhaps later declined to become the keeper’s lodge of Ashurst Park. (297; see report in SyAC 87, 127-145)

A watching brief by A and D Graham on works for a new garage, within an area where Bronze Age flints have previously been recovered, recorded no features or finds of archaeological interest

A watching brief by G Pattison of SCAU for Mr & Mrs S J Pothecary, on the construction of a new house within the town centre, recorded undisturbed stratigraphy but no features or finds of archaeological interest.

Report by C Shepheard of an ‘Atlantic Wall’ built for military training in World War II. The concrete wall measures 3m in height, by 3.5m width, with a total length of 100m, in the centre of which is a 6m wide gap, to be closed by steel gates. The wall shows the results of two explosions, which left gaps of about 3.5m in width. At one end of the wall were originally several types of tank trap. (285, SIHG 79)