Molet House is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. A C16 House. 1 related planning application.
Molet House
- WRENN ID
- weathered-tracery-violet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- House
- Address
- Molet House, Barn Street, Lavenham, CO10 9RB
- OS grid reference
- TL 916 492
- Coordinates
- 52.10858, 0.79734
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Molet House is an impressive early 16th century clothier's house located on Barn Street in Lavenham. The building is positioned at right angles to the road and features exposed timber-framing on the front. The gable and upper storey are jettied, supported by carved bressumers, and the upper storey is held up by exposed joists with curved brackets, along with moulded capitals and shafts.
This two-storey structure boasts a notable 7-light oriel window on the ground floor, which has moulded mullions, a soffit, and a carved transom. There is also an original wide doorway with a 4-centred arch that includes carved spandrels, leading to a passage that runs the length of the building. At the opposite end of the passage, there is a similar doorway. The upper storey features a 7-light mullioned oriel window with a moulded cill, which has been restored. Inside, the house showcases fine beams and many original features.
Local climate
Molet House 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 — 1 transaction since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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