Archaeological monitoring and recording was undertaken by Colchester Archaeological Trust in February 2018 during groundworks associated with the conversion of a brew/bake house to annexe (staff accommodation) and conversion of the stable to ancillary accommodation. Ground reduction within the stables revealed an early 19th-century rammed chalk floor (L5, c 0.08-0.16m thick) lying above a levelling layer dated to the late 18th century, around the time that the stable was constructed, as well as a brick plinth F2 similarly thought to be of late 18th-century origins. A late 19th- or early 20th-century bottle pit F1 was also uncovered to the rear of the brew/bake house and was presumably associated with activity here during this period.<1>