Surrey Archaeological Society

A watching brief by G Elliot of TVAS recorded a brick well of probable 19th century date and a brick wall running along the boundary of the site with Bishop’s Mead.

Evaluation by A Taylor of TVAS revealed a posthole and a large pit or terrace of early post-medieval date.

Evaluation by D Bray and A Taylor of TVAS revealed no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Magnetometer survey by A and D Graham of SyAS revealed two possible tile kilns, lying parallel, although slightly offset to each other and both measuring c 7m long. (Bulletin 450)

Historic building assessment by M Higgins of SCC of a five-bay house with central back-to-back smoke bays, an integral endshot and a fully gabled, clasped side purlin roof with windbraces. Its framing includes jowls, tension braces and close studding to much of the ground floor and it probably dates to 1560–80.

Historic building assessment by M Higgins of SCC recorded a complete timber frame of two floored bays with an end stack and dated to the early 16th century. Two larger bays with a further end stack and a clasped side purlin roof were added at the chimney end, probably in the 17th century. Several later outshots were added to the north-west side of the enlarged house.

Ground penetrating radar survey by Sandberg Consulting Engineers revealed no conclusive evidence of buried archaeological features. However, a number of anomalies of unknown nature were detected at a depth of 0.4–0.7m to the south-east of the building.

Evaluation by K Butler of CBAS (Chris Butler Archaeological Services) revealed evidence of modern ground reduction, but no finds or features of archaeological interest.

Watching brief by K Grant of ASE revealed the end of an undated brick tomb and recovered two disarticulated bone fragments.

Watching brief by A Macintosh of CAT (Canterbury Archaeological Trust) revealed a single, broad ditch of possible Roman date. During these works, the exposed walls and sunken area within Room O of the nearby Roman villa were protected by covering with inert sand, a geotextile membrane and topsoil, to a total depth of 0.5m.