Swan Hotel
SWAN HOTEL, LADY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1285221
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Swan Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- SWAN HOTEL, LADY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1285221
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1958
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Jul-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Swan Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- SWAN HOTEL, LADY STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SWAN HOTEL, LADY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lavenham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL9159449167
Details
LAVENHAM LADY STREET
1.
5377
(west side)
Swan Hotel
(part formerly
The Old Wool Hall)
[formerly listed as
The Old Wool Hall
(The Railway Convalescent
Home)]
TL 9149 50/597 23.1.58
I GV
2.
A fine C15 hall house with cross wings on the north and south ends.
Roof tiled. Considerably, but well, restored and now incorporated into
the Swan Hotel. Originally it was the hall of Our Lady's Guild and was
converted into a Wool Hall in the late C17. In 1911 the whole building
was dismantled and later re-erected by the Duchess of Argyll. Two storeys.
All the timber-framing is exposed except on parts of the north and west
extensions. The cross wings are jettied on the upper storeys on exposed
joists, curved brackets with carved capitals and shafts and a carved
bressumer. The south cross wine is also jettied on the south front and
there is the remains of a fine carved corner post on the south corner.
The central hall is open to the roof and has tall 6-light oak mullioned
windows. All the windows are leaded casements of various sizes, some
with oak mullions. There is a C17 chimney stack with sawtooth shafting
(restored) on the north extension. The first part of the west extension
originally had a jettied upper story which was underbuilt in brick in
1793 (date panel). The interior has been well restored with a number
of original features.
Listing NGR: TL9159449167
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 276748
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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