58, Water Street is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. Former inn.
58, Water Street
- WRENN ID
- burning-mullion-marsh
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- Former inn
- Address
- 58, Water Street, Lavenham
- OS grid reference
- TL 916 491
- Coordinates
- 52.10713, 0.79777
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
58 Water Street, formerly known as The White Horse Inn, is a building believed to have been constructed in 1425. It is a long, timber-framed and plastered structure with the timber-framing visible on the front. The building has two storeys, with the upper storey originally jettied and extended with timber-framing in the 17th century. The front features a range of four modern casement windows with glazing bars, which have been inserted into the old window openings. There is a carved bressumer on the front as well.
On the ground floor, there are two former shop windows with glazing bars, likely dating from the 18th or early 19th century, as well as one tripartite double-hung sash window with glazing bars and narrow side lights. The doorway features an old four-centred arch with carved spandrels. Inside, the building has heavy exposed ceiling beams and joists, with one room showcasing well-crafted moulded joists and original open fireplaces.
Local climate
58, Water 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
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