Series: Chris Butler Archaeological Services unpublished report series

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out on 30 High Street, Godalming, Surrey in advance of proposed extensions and alterations to the upstanding Grade II Listed Building. The desk-based assessment has established that the potential for archaeological deposits to be surviving on the site from the prehistoric through to the Romano-British period is low. Conversely the settlement of Godalming was first established during the Anglo-Saxon period and the site itself lies on the High Street within the Historic Medieval core of the town centre. Excavations in the surrounding area suggest a continuity of occupation close to the site from the Mid Saxon period to the present day. As such there is considered to be high potential for Anglo-Saxon and/or Medieval deposits to be encountered on site. Although any such deposits may be heavily truncated, or alternatively, sealed beneath up to a metre of overburden. Therefore an appropriate level of mitigation is recommended, being dependant on the specific extent and depth of any intrusive groundwork associated with the strip and pad footings for the extension or for general phases of ground reduction associated with landscaping of the garden. Similarly, an appropriate level of recording is suggested in advance of and during any alterations made to the Listed Building.

CBAS Ltd was commissioned by Mr A. Watts Williams to conduct a brief visual and photographic survey at Wickhams, Wineham Lane, Wineham, West Sussex. The property is situated on the east side of Wineham Lane, north of Wyndham Farm and south of Wineham Bridge, which was carried out on the 19th July 2010 by the author. Although the house appears to have 17th century origins, it has had a number of extensions added to it over the course of time. From this brief survey there would appear to be five phases to the development of the property. It is therefore recommended that a standing buildings survey, conforming to an English Heritage Level 3 Survey is carried out prior to any demolition of the property, and an archaeological watching brief is carried out during the demolition to record any parts of the building currently obscured by later alterations and additions.

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out at Churchwood Primary School, Hollington, Hastings, East Sussex, which has been proposed for an extension to the existing school. The desk-based assessment has established that the school site was woodland prior to the construction of the school, and the associated terracing of the school into the slope has probably removed any archaeological remains at the site. The playing field site was built up at the same time, although there may be surviving Medieval and Post Medieval remains at its south-east end.

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out at Chyngton Primary School, Seaford, East Sussex, where it has been proposed to build a new extension. The desk-based assessment has established that the school site was a field prior to the school being built, and there is no evidence for previous buildings on the site, or any known archaeology. However, as well as surviving field boundaries within the site, there are numerous sites and finds from the Palaeolithic period to the 19th Archaeological Servicescentury in the surrounding landscape, which may indicate the likely presence of buried archaeological remains at the site.

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out at Strand Meadow, Burwash, which has been proposed for the site of a new housing development. The desk-based assessment has established that the site was part of two fields from at least 1837. The fields were pasture at that date and are likely to have continued as such to the present day. With the fields not having been cultivated, there is a greater chance for the survival of any buried archaeological features. The hedgerows that bound the northwest side of the site or run through the site to separate the two fields are mapped from 1837 onwards as not having had their alignment altered. The plan of the fields may have remained unchanged since the Medieval period, a date suggested by the Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) for their origin. There is no known archaeological activity at the site. The small stream from a spring runs along both hedgerows of the site and may have invited human activity from an early date. The original location of the spring is believed to have been located further to the south of the site.

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out at White Horse Barn, White Horse Lane, Ripley, Surrey in connection with a planning application for a proposed residential development. The Desk-based Assessment has established that the Site may have witnessed a limited amount of activity prior to the medieval period when a settlement at Ripley was established. During this period, the Site probably stood behind a building fronting the High Street opposite the possible market place, and is likely to have had back plot activities undertaken within it. The building that currently stands beside the Site, to front the High Street, was built c.1500 and was the White Horse Inn in the 19th century. In 1845, the inn owed two barns that still stand within the Site, whilst the south end of the Site was a garden. The inn closed in 1853. Since this time, the Site has undergone various phases of building work, which largely ended sometime between 1935 and 1973. Pre-existing archaeological deposits within the site, such as those that represent medieval and Post Medieval occupation, are likely to survive in pockets across the Site, particularly within its south end which has not been built upon.

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out at Hurst Green Primary School, Hurst Green, East Sussex, which has been proposed for the site of a new primary school. The desk-based assessment has established that prior to having the current school built on the site in 1862 it was used as a nursery garden. There is no evidence for any previous use of the site although there is evidence in the surrounding landscape for Roman and Post Medieval ironworking. The likelyhood of there being significant archaeological remains on the site is small.

An archaeological Desk-based Assessment has been carried out at the Abundant Grace House Site, Lexden Road Track, Firle Road, Seaford, East Sussex, where it is proposed to develop the site. This desk-based assessment and Heritage Statement has established that there is evidence for activity from the Palaeolithic period through to the Post Medieval period in the wider surrounding area of the site. The map evidence has shown the more recent landscape in the immediate surroundings does not appear to have altered to any great extent over the last 300-400 years until the construction of Lexden House and the adjacent golf course in the early 20th century.

Chris Butler Archaeological Services Ltd was commissioned by Eastbourne Homes Ltd (The Client) to carry out an archaeological Desk-based Assessment at Belmore Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, in order to establish the likely presence and importance of any archaeological remains that may be affected by the proposed development of new dwellings at the site. The Desk-based Assessment has established that the site may have witnessed farming for most of its past use. The area is situated in an area that could be ideal for prehistoric occupation but due to the lack of previous archaeological occupation this is unknown. The site was first developed in the late 19th - early 20th century creating a terraced housing area with spaces between the rear gardens of the houses. The site fills one of these rear sites and seems to be developed once before which may have had a large impact on any potential archaeology. Pre-existing archaeological deposits within the site, such as those that represent medieval and Post Medieval farming, are likely to survive beneath the car park.

Chris Butler Archaeological Services Ltd was commissioned by Eastbourne Homes Ltd (The Client) to carry out an archaeological Desk-based Assessment at Belmore Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, in order to establish the likely presence and importance of any archaeological remains that may be affected by the proposed development of new dwellings at the site. The Desk-based Assessment has established that the site may have witnessed farming for most of its past use. The area is situated in an area that could be ideal for prehistoric occupation but due to the lack of previous archaeological occupation this is unknown. The site was first developed in the late 19th - early 20th century creating a terraced housing area with spaces between the rear gardens of the houses. The site fills one of these rear sites and seems to be developed once before which may have had a large impact on any potential archaeology. Pre-existing archaeological deposits within the site, such as those that represent medieval and Post Medieval farming, are likely to survive beneath the car park.