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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000221
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SURREY ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
The Excavation of a Late Medieval/Transitional Pottery Kiln at Cheam, Surrey
CLIVE ORTON
The site was discovered during building work at 15-23 High Street, Cheam, following the demolition of 23 High Street. Waster sherds were found and reported to the local society. When a further site visit revealed kiln fragments from the buildersâ trenches, permission was given for an-excavation on the site and lasted for four weeks in April-May 1969. In the short time available, work was concentrated on the recording of the kiln structure and the recovery of pottery from the kiln and stoke pits, and the underlying levels were not examined in detail. The excavation was also limited by the nearness of modern buildings, especially to the east. The previous building on the site, 23 High Street, a late 17th century house, had been recorded before its demolition.
