Watching brief by Archaeological Solutions Ltd. at The Reindeer Public House, 111 The Street, Black Notley, Braintree, 2013 - EEX62726

NRHE data transfer: Site code: BNRP13. In July 2013 Archaeological Solutions (AS) carried out a programme of combined historic building recording and archaeological monitoring and recording at The Reindeer Public House, 111 The Street, Black Notley, Essex. The recording and monitoring were commissioned in order to comply with a condition of planning consent given for the demolition of the existing building and construction of a new 4-bedroom detached dwelling (Braintree DC Approval Ref. 12/01500/FUL). The programme of archaeological work was limited due to the planned works already carried out and the demolition of most of the historic structure. Photographs taken prior to the demolition of the building are consistent with an 18th or early 19th century date for construction although it is not clear if this building represented the mill house for the adjoining mill complex but was likely associated with the complex. The house was converted to a public house prior to 1838 and continued as such until its sale by the Green King Brewery in 2008. The archaeological potential for the site to the rear of the building included an outbuilding visible on historic maps as early as 1838, although at the time of recording a soakaway had already been dug in the area of the structure and it is not known if any historic fabric survived. Monitoring of the clay master trenches and drain runs revealed no evidence for archaeological activity. Information from OASIS Online Form.