Colchester Archaeological Trust

CAT Report 614: summary

An archaeological trial-trenching evaluation at the Hope Inn, 16 High Street, Tollesbury, Essex - July 2011
by Howard Brooks (with contributions from Stephen Benfield)

Date report completed: September 2011
Location: the Hope Inn, 16 High Street, Tollesbury, Essex
Map reference(s): TL 9552 1046 (c)
File size: 1,952 kb
Project type: Archaeological evaluation by trial-trenching
Significance of the results: **
Keywords: medieval, clay floor

Summary. The Hope Inn is located in the centre of the historic settlement of Tollesbury. This is the report on an evaluation by three trial-trenches which revealed compact clay layers (almost certainly clay floors) on the High Street frontage. These may be the remains of a late medieval or early post-medieval building (or buildings) cleared from this site when the original Hope Inn was built in the 19th century.