Medieval

1066-1600

Angel Hotel, Guildford

Evaluation by Rob Poulton of SCAU for S K Kuntze & Associates, of the area of a new extension to the rear of the hotel, revealed two large pits, interpreted as cesspits. The pits were infilled with rubbish in the mid-13th century, making them roughly contemporaneous with the undercroft at the front of the hotel. A watching brief on the works was subsequently carried out by J Robertson of SCAU and GMVEU also kept an eye on the development. Six pits dating to between the late 12th and 14th centuries were identified. Four pits contained no dating evidence but are likely to be medieval.

72-74 High Street, Guildford

A watching brief by R Poulton of SCAU for the Project Design Partnership on works within the medieval undercroft, found that the rear wall of the undercroft was built directly against natural chalk. Chalk-block foundations relating to both the undercroft and later features were noted.

56 High Street, Guildford

Evaluation by R Poulton of SCAU for W H Smith Ltd as part of redevelopment of the shop site. The work took the form of observation of clearance and groundworks, with recording of the archaeology uncovered. SCAU were assisted by the GMVEU. Much of the site had been disturbed by modern development and the High Street frontage was found to have essentially been removed by modern basementing. Elsewhere no occupation levels earlier than the post-medieval period survived; the only pre-19th century wall foundations recorded probably relate to the House of Correction, built soon after 1767.

50 High Street, Guildford

Examination of the cellars by GMVEU led to the discovery of an infilled chamber which, when excavated, was found to be a small room built of dressed chalk of which a little over a metre in height survived above floor level. The remains of what appeared to be blind arcading above a ledge survived, with doorways at the north west and south east corners of the chamber. Stylistically the room appears late 12th century in date. The rubble infilling the room contained material no earlier than the 1270s. (300)

Wanborough Barn, Wanborough

Report by D J Turner on the re-appraisal of the barn by Dave Stenning. The barn, which is mid-late 14th century in date, contains three re-used posts, a tiebeam and remnants of aisle-ties from a 13th century barn (as well as two octagonal posts from a 13th century domestic aisled hall). The earlier barn would have been larger than the present one, comparable in size to the Cressing Barley Barn. (294)

Puttenham Priory, Puttenham

Evaluation and watching brief by R Poulton of SCAU for Cenargo Ltd on a small scale development adjacent to the church. Although no features of interest were noted, a number of sherds of pottery were recovered, including part of a rim of a late 11th/early 12th century cooking pot, fragments of grey-brown sandy wares of 12th-13th century date and fragments of late 13th-early 14th century whitewares.

Hurst Park, East Molesey

Evaluation by B Langton of the Cotswold Archaeological Trust for Wates Built Homes Ltd recorded a scatter of mainly Neolithic flints and a number of features of Bronze Age date on this former racecourse adjacent to the Thames. More detailed excavation of the site was subsequently undertaken by P Andrews for Wessex Archaeology, which identified multi-period activity on an area of higher land.

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