Backward-sloping front wall of Tudor timber-framed house, built in the late 1400s or early 1500s, in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. The house, in Church Street, is among more than 300 properties in this ancient wool and cloth town officially protected as being of architectural and historic interest, with the entire town rated as one of the UK’s best preserved medieval settlements.
Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK: the front wall of this timber framed and plastered Tudor house, standing on an ancient brick and stone plinth at 87 Church Street, leans spectacularly backward. The property, its upper storey jettied on exposed joists and carved brackets, was built in the late 15th or early 16th century. No. 87 is officially protected as a Grade II* Listed building, one of more than 300 properties in the town judged to be of architectural and historic interest. Lavenham was once an important centre for the wool and cloth trade. In the Tudor era, widespread demand for its Lavenham Blue broadcloth helped it become one of the richest towns in England, paying more tax than cities such as Lincoln and York. It is now regarded as one of Britain's best preserved medieval settlements, with many timber framed buildings lining its narrow streets and historic Market Place. Lavenham was granted its first market charter by King Henry III in 1257, enabling it to trade with other areas. Merchant clothiers were drawn to the town in the 15th century and its wealth then is demonstrated by the size and magnificence of buildings such as the Gothic Church of St Peter and St Paul, the Wool Hall, completed in 1464, and the Guildhall of Corpus Christi, seen as one of the finest timber framed buildings in England.
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Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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