Swan Hotel is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. A Tudor Hotel.

Swan Hotel

WRENN ID
quiet-wattle-acorn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1958
Type
Hotel
Period
Tudor
Address
Swan Hotel, High Street, Lavenham
OS grid reference
TL 915 492
Coordinates
52.10798, 0.79555
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Swan Hotel is a timber-framed and plastered building, likely originating from the 16th century. It has been incorporated into the Swan Hotel and features a tiled roof. The building has been restored, showcasing exposed timber-framing. It stands two storeys tall, with the upper storey jettied across the entire front, supported by exposed joists. There are three windows, which are small leaded casements that have been modernly restored.

Local climate

Swan Hotel 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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