Museums · East of England
Lavenham Guildhall
In or near Brent Eleigh.
Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It is Grade I listed.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Sudbury · 9.1 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lavenham Guildhall is a museum in england-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It is Grade I listed.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
By the late 14th century, Lavenham was at the centre of the East Anglian woollen cloth trade. Its specialised production of woad-dyed broadcloth, known as Lavenham Blue, had made it one of the richest towns in England. This wealth was the catalyst for four guilds being established in the town by the local merchant families: the most important of these was the Guild of Corpus Christi formed in 1529. The guild established their guildhall at around that time; the design made extensive use of jettied timber framing and featured a gabled porch projecting from the centre of the building on the north-west elevation. and also as a British Restaurant during the Second World War and, in 1946, Sir…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1088, 0.7966
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Babergh
- Parish
- Lavenham
- Postcode
- CO10 9QZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Suffolk
- Established
- 1529
- Nearest railway station
- Sudbury — 9.1 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Lavenham Guildhall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lavenham Guildhall?
- Lavenham Guildhall is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO10 9QZ), in the parish of Lavenham.
- What is Lavenham Guildhall?
- Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It is Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Lavenham Guildhall?
- The nearest railway station is Sudbury, about 9.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode CO10 9QZ.
- When was Lavenham Guildhall built?
- Built or established in 1529.
- Who owns Lavenham Guildhall?
- Lavenham Guildhall is owned by | designation1 =Grade I Listed Building.
- How do I get to Lavenham Guildhall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO10 9QZ. It sits within the South Suffolk parliamentary constituency.