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St Martha’s Church, St Martha’s Hill, Chilworth

Geophysical survey along the line of a proposed water pipeline and the excavation of a trench at the west end of the church by D Graham and members of SyAS. The trench revealed a layer of building rubble and mortar probably resulting from reconstruction work on the church in the mid-19th century; this lay directly above undisturbed yellow sand. The sequence indicates that the top of the hill had been levelled, although it was not possible to ascertain when this took place, though it is likely to have preceded the construction of the medieval church.

Home Farm, Albury

Fieldwalking by J English of SyAS in a field attached to the farm recovered 72 struck flints of possible Bronze Age date, three sherds of 13th century-type pottery and a thin scatter of post-medieval pottery and tile fragments. (376)

Rear of 10–10a Downside, and front of Copperstones, Downside, Epsom

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

The Durdans, Woodcote End, Epsom

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)

Lime House, Church Street, Cobham

Excavation by A Hall of SyAS to investigate whether the early 18th century Lime House was built at the rear of an older house. Excavation revealed pottery of 13th/14th and 17th–18th century date, two 18th century clay pipes, and 19th–20th century building rubble, but no finds or features to indicate the existence of an earlier building. (379)

Chatley Farm, Cobham

Field survey by A and D Graham and members of SyAS around the site of a bath house of 4th century date excavated by S Frere in 1949. The concentrations of Roman material recovered originate from the bath house, and there were no other indications of further buildings being present, thus confirming earlier conclusions that any villa is likely to have been washed away by the action of the nearby river.

Ten Acre Field, Yew Tree Road, Dorking

Monitoring by G Rapson of SyAS of pipeline works in and around Dorking revealed a number of finds and features, but most significantly, a cemetery containing fourteen skeletons at Ten Acre Field. The skeletons are of probable Saxon date, and three circular crop marks reported to exist at the other end of the field point to the presence of further, potentially older, activity on this hill top.

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