Description

LAVENHAM HIGH STREET
1.
5377
(east side)
No 96
(The Greyhound Inn)
TL 9149 50/585 23.1.58
II GV
2.
A C15-C16 timber-framed and plastered building with a cross wing at the
south end with a jettied upper storey. Roof tiled. Much restored, with
the timber-framing exposed on the upper storey (mostly renewed). Two
storeys and cellars. Three window range of casements with leaded lights
on the upper storey and 2 splayed bays on the ground storey with double-hung
sashes with glazing bars. The doorway is approached by a flight of steps
from the pavement with iron handrails. The gable to the cross wing has
Victorian ornamental bargeboards. The interior has heavy exposed beams
and joists. Louis Napoleon is said to have stayed here on his way as
a prisoner to Brettenham Park.

Listing NGR: TL9152849240

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Greyhound Inn official website
• Wikidata Q26288872

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