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The garden of Whitehall (1 Malden Road, Cheam) was excavated by the Nonsuch Antiquarian Society from 1978 to 1980 in advance of its restoration for public access. The main feature of the garden was a deep chalk-cut well, thought to be roughly contemporary with the house (c 1500). The main archaeological finds were a large quantity of pottery, including several thousand sherds of Cheam whiteware, most of which were from a large pit around the well. The deposit appears to be a secondary dump of kiln waste. The pottery was catalogued and quantified by volunteers in the Time Cheam project (2010â12), together with fragments thought to be from the structure of a kiln. The analysis has created a percentage breakdown of the forms produced, and provides the basis for an attempt to sequence the various kilns and dumps found in Cheam since the 1920s. It also extends the range of forms and constructional and decorative techniques known in the Cheam whiteware industry. There is further evidence of the constructional details of the kiln(s), but much remains an enigma.