The Lion Inn is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1951. A C17 Inn. 9 related planning applications.
The Lion Inn
- WRENN ID
- sacred-thatch-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1951
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- The Lion Inn, 90, Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, IP12 1AL
- OS grid reference
- TM 275 492
- Coordinates
- 52.09446, 1.32107
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lion Inn is a public house located on the south side of Thoroughfare, dating back to the early 17th century, although it was noted to be "old in 1604". The building is two storeys high with an attic and features two small dormers at the rear. It has a timber frame with plastering, a coved cornice, and a brick plinth, topped with tiles. There are four windows with mullion transom casements. The entrance includes two six-panel doors, with the upper panels replaced by modern glass. One of the doors, located on the right, is adorned with heavy carved consoles and a cornice hood that supports a sculptured lion. There is a modern wing and a lean-to at the rear of the building. The Lion Inn is part of a group that includes Nos 40 to 44 (even), 52 to 84 (even), and 90 to 94 (even).
Local climate
The Lion Inn sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 9 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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