20th century

1901-2000

Hurst Farm, Jacobs Well, Guildford

Metal detector survey by P Phillipson on the site of a USAAF Douglas C47 Skytrain aircraft that crashed on 25 October 1944. Contemporary photographs show most of the wreckage on the surface of the field. A few items probably related to the incident were recovered although nothing firmly associated with this type of aircraft, which supports a suggestion that the site was comprehensively cleared at the time.

38 High Street, Ewell

Watching brief by N Cowlard of EEHAS revealed evidence of a corrugated asbestos-lined bomb shelter, a sherd of Roman pottery within the spoil, and extensive modern disturbance. A circular brick-built well uncovered on the boundary between numbers 38 and 40 is likely to have been built before the property was divided in the late 19th century.

61–71 Faraday Road, West Molesey

Evaluation by N Randall of SCAU revealed evidence of past disturbance associated with the former buildings that occupied the site from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries and the construction of the present houses on the site. No features of archaeological interest were revealed, but three medieval pottery sherds were recovered from the backfill of a modern drain.

1 Silvermere, Byfleet Road, Cobham

Watching brief by K Johnson of CA during groundworks for the construction of a tennis court located close to the site of a Bronze Age barrow discovered and destroyed during building work in the 19th century. No remains relating to the Bronze Age were observed, but the remains of a number of 19th and 20th century glasshouses were revealed and recorded.

St Mary’s church, Farleigh

Watching brief by S Watson of PCA during the excavation of two service trenches linked to two new soakaways in the churchyard. Post-medieval ceramic building material was revealed in topsoil and subsoil deposits, evidence for a 19th or 20th century path foundation was observed, and the southernmost trench sectioned a bank that forms the current southern boundary of the churchyard. Only modern demolition debris was recovered from the fill, but it is likely that the bank is much older and possibly medieval in date.

Old Town Hall, High Street, Reigate

Historic building recording and watching brief by P Copeland and I Froneman of CgMs prior to and during conversion works. The Town Hall is thought to have been constructed in 1708 on the site of an earlier chapel, although no evidence for this structure now visibly survives. Subsequent alterations to the interior have obscured much of the original fabric, little of which was revealed during the refurbishment. A written, drawn and photographic record of the structure was compiled, together with further observations made during alterations.

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