Lavenham Priory
Lavenham Priory is a 13th-century Grade I listed building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England.[1][2]
Lord of the Manor, according to the Domesday Book of 1086. In the early 13th Century De Vere gifted the property to an Order of Benedictine Monks. It was a monastic house
until probably the early part of the 15th Century, after which it was acquired by Roger Ruggles - who made a fortune from the cloth industry. It is rumoured that Henry VIII's Comptroller was dispatched to Lavenham (and specifically to Lavenham Priory) and fined the then owner the equivalent today of £1 million for "displaying too much ostentatious wealth". This may explain the Tudor pargeting on the front of the building.
For the past 20 years Lavenham Priory has operated as a boutique guest house.[3][4]
References
- ^ "The Priory 69, Lavenham". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "The Priory (Grade I) (1285004)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Lavenham Priory". Frommers. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Shalam, Sally (25 November 2006). "Lavenham Priory, Suffolk". The Guardian. London.
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