Site Event/Activity record ESF20948 - Barn at the Hall, Hall Road, Lavenham. Historic Building Appraisal

In October 2010, Archaeological Solutions Ltd (AS) conducted an historic building appraisal of a range of stables (termed a barn in the supporting documentation) at the Hall, Hall Road, Lavenham, Suffolk (NGR TL 912 491). The appraisal was carried out in order to comply with a condition attached to planning approval for proposed conversion. Technical analysis revealed a division of the entire range into three structural phases, though all are broadly contemporary, dating to the mid- to later 19th century. Differences may be related to varying use, with more expense and better construction invested into probable original stabling at the centre and to the east of the range. The western bays appear to have been open originally, as probable cart sheds. The whole building has suffered much modification with conversion into stabling, though the historic roofs and a few early fixtures and fittings survive. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. P4097 NMR No. 1539507 Project Type: Building Recording Methods and Techniques: Measured Survey, Photographic Survey, Survey/Recording Of Fabric/Structure Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: Listed Building Current Land use: Other 2 - In use as a building Monument Type(s)/Period(s): STABLES Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 50.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL91234912 Point Height 70.00 - 70.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Brief originator: SCC AS Conservation Team Design originator: Jon Murray Director/Manager: Jon Murray Supervisor: Tansy Collins DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Survey, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: other Media: Drawing, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Barn at the Hall, Hall Road, Lavenham, Suffolk. Historic Building Appraisal. Author(s)/Editor(s): Prosser, L. Collins, T. and Thompson, P. Other Bibliographic Details: AS Report No. 3667 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Place of Issue or Publication: Hertford Description: A4 Ringbound Document