Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 1489: summary

Archaeological monitoring at The Bell Public House, The Street, Purleigh, Essex, CM3 6QJ: November 2018-June 2019
by Dr Elliott Hicks (with contributions from Dr Matthew Loughton, Laura Pooley, Chris Lister, Ben Holloway, Sarah Carter)

Date report completed: October 2019
Location: The Bell Public House, The Street, Purleigh, Essex, CM3 6QJ
Map reference(s): TL 84171 01993
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Project type: Monitoring
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Summary. Archaeological monitoring was carried out at The Bell Public House, The Street, Purleigh, Essex during groundworks for an extension to the public house. The works uncovered foundations of 18th- or early 19th-century date, one of which enclosed part of a late 17th- or early 18th-century brick floor. These remains correspond to an annexe attached to the northern part of the public house detailed on 19th-century OS mapping of the area, which was demolished at some point during the mid 20th century.