16th century White Hart Inn, Brentwood (EHER 6766)

Medieval inn which retains the west wing which dates to circa 1500 or earlier, and a 16th Century carriage entrance. The front block has been rebuilt in the 20th century.

In the 19th century the main block of this medieval building was extended eastwards and a wing added to it on the northern side. <1> 1986. Watching brief. Service trenches dug in the west bay of the early 15th century south range in 1986 were observed. A small area of brick paving was seen c0.3m down over a layer of sandy-loam which contained chalk, mortar, roofing tile fragments. Natural was not reached. <2> 1993. Watching brief. During a watching brief in 1993, trenches were excavated within the courtyard. They revealed a sequence of recent yard surfaces truncated by modern activity. <3> <4> NRHE data transfer: White Hart Inn, retains a 16th century carriage entrance to a Medieval galleried coaching yard at the rear, while the west wing is of circa 1500 or earlier, the front block was rebuilt in the 20th century. <1> <5>