Two trial-trenches totalling 40m were machine excavated under the supervision of a CAT archaeologist. All work was carried out in accordance with the Brief and WSI. An archaeological evaluation (two trial-trenches) was carried out on land at 2 The Paddocks, Stock, Essex in advance of the construction of two new dwellings. Despite being located in an area of archaeological interest relating to the 16th- to 19th-century pottery industry, there were no significant archaeological remains.