Lawshall Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. A C16 House. 3 related planning applications.
Lawshall Hall
- WRENN ID
- north-sill-auburn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- House
- Address
- Lawshall Hall, the Street, IP29 4PA
- OS grid reference
- TL 863 542
- Coordinates
- 52.15545, 0.72245
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lawshall Hall is a mid-16th century red brick house featuring some blue brick diapering, built in a T-shaped plan with an older wing extending to the north-west. It is believed to have been part of an old monastery and has substantial brick walls that are said to be up to 6 feet thick in places. The north-west end of the front wing retains part of the original wall, which includes two small stone-framed windows and a Tudor arched doorway with a square hood mould. The house has undergone significant alterations, including a refronting of the south-west front in the 19th century, which introduced a range of three double-hung sash windows. The north-east wing contains some original brick 3-light mullioned and transomed windows, although some are partly blocked. The roof is tiled and dates from the 20th century. The house is dated 1557 and features the arms of the Drury family. It is said that Queen Elizabeth I stayed here in 1578.
Local climate
Lawshall Hall 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 — 2 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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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