67 And 68, Water Street

LAVENHAM WATER STREET 1. 5377 (south side) Nos 67 and 68 (formerly listed as No 68) TL 9149 50/690 23.1.58 I GV 2. A C15-C16 timber-framed and plastered building with a cross wing at the west end. Roof tiled. The cross wing has carved bargeboards and the remains of elaborate floral pargetting on the upper storey. No 69 adjoins the west side of the cross wing, set back to the south and together they form a complex combination of gabled wings and blocks. Roof tiled. Two storeys. The upper storey is jettied on the front on exposed joists and the east end has exposed timber-framing on the upper storey and gable. The cross wing has a 4-light bar and transom leaded casement window and the ground storey has two 2-light leaded casements. The main block has a small shop window with glazing bars and doorway of C18 appearance. The upper storey has a loft storage doorway. The main block was long used as a store and shop to the former forge opposite (Nos 7 to 9 consec).

Listing NGR: TL9161749135