Site of late 19th century public house at The Bull Public House, Pitsea (EHER 80030)
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Summary
Trial trenching, monitoring and documentary evidence suggests that a new public house was constructed to the south of earlier buildings (EHER 80029) in 1875. The rear buildings were demolished after 1896 and replaced by outbuildings.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7463 8829 (106m by 98m) (2 map features) |
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Type and Period
- WELL (Late 18th century to Late 19th century - 1800 AD to 1875 AD?)
- DRAIN (Mid 19th century to Late 19th century - 1850 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Late 18th century to Late 19th century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- DITCH (Early 19th century to Mid 19th century - 1820 AD? to 1850 AD?)
- POND (Mid 19th century to Early 20th century - 1865 AD? to 1920 AD?)
Description
2016. Trial trenching and Monitoring.
The new public house was constructed to the south of the earlier building (EHER 80029) in around 1875. Both buildings are shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1896. The rear building was demolished sometime after 1896 and replaced by a set of new outbuildings. Other 19th century features include a pond and possible brick-lined well. <1>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX75126 Evaluation Report: Ennis, T.. 2016. Evaluation and monitoring: The Bull Public House, Pitsea, 2016.