Pound Lane, Godalming, Surrey

In July 1998 OAU undertook a field evaluation at Pound Lane, Godalming on behalf of Care UK Comminity Partnerships, in advance of a proposed development of the site as a nursing home. The evaluation comprosed two machine-cut trenches, which were hand cleaned. These revealed slight tree root disturbance sealed beneath cultivation levels including substantial deposits of possible garden soil of 19th century date. The soils were cut by a number of recent features including the foundations of buildings, which date from the 20th century. No signifcicant earlier archaeological featrures were found. The small quantity of pottery recovered from the site included a single small sherd of Tudor Green and four sherds of Border Ware but consisted overwhelmingly of 19th - 20th century ceramics. Other finds were limited in quantity.