The Grove is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. House. 4 related planning applications.
The Grove
- WRENN ID
- sunken-gateway-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Grove, 5, Lady Street, Lavenham, CO10 9RA
- OS grid reference
- TL 916 492
- Coordinates
- 52.10816, 0.79663
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grove is a large house set back in its grounds, facing south. It is believed to have originated as a clothier's house from the 15th to 16th century. The south block was completely refaced in grey brick during the 18th century, and the roofs are tiled. This block features a parapet and a stucco cornice with arched modillions. It has two storeys, with the south front displaying outer two-storeyed splayed bays and a central Venetian window topped by an open pediment. The central doorway is framed by a Tuscan doorcase with plain columns and an open pediment. There are two gabled dormers located behind the parapet.
To the north, there is a timber-framed and plastered wing that includes a variety of small windows, one of which is an old restored mullioned window. The wing also has an old ridge chimney stack with two short octagonal shafts and a large modern gabled dormer. Inside, the house features fine panelled rooms and moulded beams, with the front rooms showcasing good 18th-century panelling.
Local climate
The Grove sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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