A watching brief was kept by R Poulton of SCAU for Crown Hall Estates Ltd, on the construction of a new house. Although the site had been disturbed in the recent past and therefore no features survived, a number of sherds of pottery from the 11th/12th centuries down to the 19th century were recovered, including the rim of an 11th/12th century cooking pot.

Survey of the estate by S Dyer of SCAU, with volunteers from SyAS, for SCC’s Countryside Management Division. A variety of earthwork features, including possible lynchets, hollow ways, boundary banks, quarries and a limekiln were recorded, most indicating agricultural activity from the medieval period onwards, with a number of chalk quarries apparently having been excavated as fields went out of use in the post-medieval period.

A watching brief by GMVEU recorded several pits containing 13th and 14th century pottery and a post-medieval pit containing 18th century Chinese porcelain. A possible lime kiln, backfilled with 18th century material, was also recorded. (292)

Following the discovery of pottery and a metal item by the owner of Church Cottage during the digging of foundation trenches for an extension, GMVEU produced a short report on the artefacts recovered from the spoil. These included various waste deposits, eg fragments of leather shoes, and over a hundred sherds of medieval and post-medieval pottery. As the finds seemed to be concentrated in certain areas of spoil they could have come from a feature or features - perhaps a rubbish tip.

Evaluation by GMVEU revealed a well that had been backfilled in or before the 18th century. Stylistically, the well is probably 13th-14th century in date. (292)

A watching brief by GMVEU recorded a large 19th century strong room at the rear of the property. An early medieval well was also recorded. (292)

A watching brief by GMVEU recorded a possible undercroft of 12th-13th century date. (292)

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU for Guildford Borough Council, of the site of a proposed extension within the grounds of the museum. Medieval wall foundations and demolition layers were identified within part of the area. A standing wall was seen to have herringbone work, suggesting a 12th century date. This may represent an external wall of the castle, as the trenches north of it revealed only post-medieval material.

Fifth and final season of excavation by Rob Poulton of SCAU for SCC, SyAS and others. A section across the early bailey ditch confirmed that it was infilled in the late 12th century; 13th century walls were found built over the northern edge of the ditch. The building known as Lord Edward’s Chamber (built in 1246) was examined and the finely moulded jambs of a doorway uncovered. The Chamber was found to be earlier in date than the adjoining building, which cannot, therefore, be the Almonry.

Report by Mary Alexander on a piece of green porphyry recovered from a securely dated mid-late 13th century layer during excavation by the Guildford Group of the SyAS, in 1981. Porphyry is only known from two medieval contexts in England: Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. This piece must be a discard from work being carried out at the castle, possibly associated with a chapel known to have been constructed in 1268 for Eleanor of Castile. (291)