Laxfield

The 2015 edition of the Pevsner guide to Suffolk East says: Opposite the S side of the church, the former Guildhall, c1520. A pretty timber-framed building with herringbone brick nogging (cf Fressingfield). Jettied towards the church and at the E end."

The Historic England listing details are here.

The building houses a museum which can be visited.



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The extract(s) below are taken from one or more of the following articles in PSIAH (see the Sources page for details of how to access).

Morley, C., 1926, A check-list of the sacred buildings of Suffolk, to which are added Gilds. XIX Part 2, 168-211.

Redstone, V. B., 1904, Chapels, Chantries and Gilds in Suffolk. XII Part 1, 1-87. Has abstracts of 39 gild certificates, 18 in Bury (presumably the 1389 returns). Also details of Ipswich Corpus Christi gild.

Redstone, V. B., 1937. IV. Extracts from wills and other material, showing the history of Suffolk churches, chantries and guilds (Appendix to article published in Proceedings Vol XII). XXIII Part 1, 50-78.
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For information on buildings mentioned in the Pevsner guide to Suffolk in this location see pevsnersuffolk.co.uk