88 and 89, Church Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. A Medieval House.
88 and 89, Church Street
- WRENN ID
- low-arch-auburn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- 88 and 89, Church Street, Lavenham
- OS grid reference
- TL 915 490
- Coordinates
- 52.10701, 0.79512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 88 and 89 on Church Street are a 15th to 16th century timber-framed and plastered building of the Wealden House type. It features two wings and a central hall that is recessed under a continuous tiled roof. The south-west wing is built out on the ground storey and is plastered, while the hall and north-east wing have exposed timber-framing. The north-east wing also has a jettied upper storey supported by exposed joists. The windows are primarily casements with glazing bars, and the hall block includes an old leaded casement on the upper storey. This building is recognized for its significance as part of a group with Nos 85 to 91 on the street.
Local climate
88 and 89, 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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