20th century

1901-2000

Speer Road, Thames Ditton

Watching brief maintained by G Potter of CA during the excavation of a pipe trench, and associated works, along the line of Speer Road. Two residual struck flints were recovered, but otherwise the only evidence of past activity was represented by occasional 19th and 20th century finds in reworked soils and other disturbed ground.

Great and Little Earls Woods, Oxted

Archaeological assessment by N Bannister for the Woodlands Trust revealed that wood banks are the predominant archaeological feature. These are likely to be at least medieval and probably date from when the woods were enclosed to prevent stock grazing. The woods were once much larger, and reduced earthworks on the western side suggests that subsequent fields or assarts were created by clearing areas of the woodland. Ditches of 19th century date, dug to aid drainage in the woods, and evidence of Second World War military activity in the form of slit trenches, were also discovered.

Cherry Cottage, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne

Archaeological interpretative survey by D Martin of ASE of the cottage prior to alteration identified that all that remained of the probable original structure was the chimney stack. If re-used timbers within the first floor ceilings are an indicator, then the original date of the structure is unlikely to have been earlier than c 1700. During the second half of the 18th century, the earlier cottage was demolished apart from its chimney, and replaced by the current structure.

MoD site, Chobham Lane, Chertsey

Gazetteer of the buildings on the former tank testing, research and development establishment, and building recording of four of these – the parabolic blister hangar, the office block with two passive air-defence shelters, the laboratory with facilities for the televisual testing of turrets in action, and the climatic altitude chamber of the Climatic Laboratory – by R Burton, F Martin and A Richmond of Phoenix Consulting.

Chobham Park Farm, Chobham

Historic building assessment by J Gill of OA and watching brief by J Hiller of OA during the excavations for the foundations of new stables. Material from buildings known to have existed on the site in the 19th and 20th centuries was revealed, although no finds or features of archaeological interest were noted.

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