79 and 80, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. House.
79 and 80, Church Street
- WRENN ID
- tattered-facade-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- House
- Address
- 79 and 80, Church Street, Lavenham, CO10 9QT
- OS grid reference
- TL 914 490
- Coordinates
- 52.10662, 0.79426
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
79 and 80 Church Street is a timber-framed and plastered building dating from the 16th to 17th century, featuring a medieval cross wing at the north-east end. The roof is tiled, and the building has been renovated. It stands two storeys high, with the ground storey displaying exposed timber-framing. The upper storey jetties out across the entire front, with the cross wing positioned at a slightly lower level than the main block, supported by curved brackets that have carved capitals of former shafts. The bargeboards of the cross wing are intricately carved with thistle or teazle designs, symbols of the wool trade. The front has three modern casement windows with glazing bars and four-panel doors. Inside, the building features moulded beams and an open fireplace.
Local climate
79 and 80, Church 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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