A programme of historic building recording was carried out by Colchester Archaeological Trust at the White Hart Hotel, 1 High Street, West Mersea, in August 2018 and April 2019.<1> The hotel consists of a complex of eight connected structures. The majority of these structures have their origins in the 19th century, including a large building on the frontage of the High Street with impressive faux timber-framing. Within the core of the hotel, there is the remains of a 15th century hall-house. Within this hall-house an inserted 16th-century chimney-stack survives, as well as remnants of a hand-sawn timber-frame infilled with plank panelling and a collar-purlin roof. This structure is the oldest part of the hotel, around which the other structures have been erected.