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HER 5747 - 19th century garden constructed with sandstone blocks originally from Chertsey Abbey
Watching brief by Surrey County Council during the excavation of foundations for a new house. A roughly constructed 19th century garden wall was revealed running east--west through the plot. The feature was of considerable interest, however, as it was constructed from sandstone blocks, apparently re-used following the demolition of the nearby Chertsey Abbey. Comparison with samples of abbey stonework held by Chertsey Museum">Chertsey Museum supported this, while one of the blocks was carved in a characteristic 12th century `bowtell’ moulding, examples of which had been recovered during previous excavations on the abbey site.
| Record Type | Monument |
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| Grid Reference | TQ 044 667 |
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| Parish | Chertsey |
| Parish (old name) | Chertsey |
| District | Runnymede, Surrey |
| Evidence Type | Monument Type | Date Range: |
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| Other building material STRUCTURE | Medieval Post Medieval 12th Century 19th Century |
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