67 and 68, Water Street is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. A Medieval Commercial.
67 and 68, Water Street
- WRENN ID
- keen-floor-rook
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- Commercial
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- 67 and 68, Water Street, Lavenham, CO10 9RW
- OS grid reference
- TL 916 491
- Coordinates
- 52.10736, 0.7967
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 67 and 68 on Water Street are a timber-framed and plastered building dating from the 15th to 16th century, featuring a cross wing at the west end and a tiled roof. The cross wing displays carved bargeboards and remnants of intricate floral pargetting on the upper storey. Adjoining the west side of the cross wing is No 69, which is set back to the south, creating a complex arrangement of gabled wings and blocks. The building stands two storeys tall, with the upper storey jettied at the front on exposed joists, and the east end showcasing exposed timber-framing. The cross wing includes a 4-light bar and transom leaded casement window, while the ground storey has two 2-light leaded casements. The main block features a small shop window with glazing bars and a doorway that appears to be from the 18th century. Additionally, the upper storey has a loft storage doorway. Historically, the main block was used as a store and shop for the former forge located opposite at Nos 7 to 9.
Local climate
67 and 68, Water Street 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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