Part Of The White Hart Hotel

The White Hart Hotel, incorporating part of a historic house, is located on the south side of Coggeshall Market End. It largely dates from the 15th century, with significant alterations in the 16th, 17th, and 1971. The building is timber-framed, with plaster infill and some exposed timbering, and has a roof of handmade red plain tiles.

The main range comprises one bay facing north, with a 20th-century chimney stack positioned at the right end. A two-bay wing extends to the rear left, alongside a single-bay extension. The ground floor features a 20th-century bow window. The first floor has an 18th or early 19th-century splayed bay of sash windows, with 8, 12, and 8 lights. Flank windows are located on either side of the bay, incorporating modern glazing. The left flank window retains one ovolo mullion and two diamond saddle bars; the remainder are blocked. The right flank window has two ovolo mullions and three diamond saddle bars. Two 20th-century six-panel doors are set within a continuous, moulded fascia that extends over the doors and bow window. Mortices suggest a former oriel window existed on the first floor. A late 16th-century projecting gable displays a moulded bressumer and some replacement 20th-century studding. An early 19th-century street lamp is attached to the building via a 20th-century wrought iron bracket.

Inside, the ground floor has a 20th-century wood-burning hearth and mantel beam. Two chamfered longitudinal beams, that are unstopped, and plain, vertical-section joists (many of which have been replaced) are also present. The first floor mirrors this layout. Exposed, smoke-blackened timber framing is visible on both floors; the left-hand framing features curved display braces trenched into the studs, and structurally connects to the adjacent property at number 9. The projecting gable was incorporated into the roof's front pitch around 1600, impacting some rafters. Traces of original red paint remain on the diamond saddle bars and window frames.

The roof structure retains a queen post roof with two hollow-chamfered, cranked tiebeams, each with two hollow-chamfered braces meeting in the middle. The braces on the left truss, against the wall of number 9, are solid, while those on the right truss have open spandrels, fully hollow-chamfered. Each truss features two semi-octagonal queen posts with moulded bases and caps (though one is obscured by the chimney stack) and three-way rising braces to cambered collars and chamfered upright purlins. An original square vent, with chamfered interior rails, once provided ventilation for a ridge louvre. This vent is considered a rare survival and warrants careful preservation. An attic floor, previously documented by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, was removed during a major renovation in 1971, leaving remnant beam stubs. The rear wing and extension are wholly plastered internally, containing no visible dating evidence. The building was known as Mavesons or Mabsons in the 16th century.