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Discover the fascinating history behind The Angel Hotel. From its Circa 1420 origins to its role in local heritage.

The Angel Hotel

Babergh District, Suffolk

Building Age: Circa 1420

Original Purpose: Medieval inn, originally three weavers’ cottages combined into a coaching inn.

Architecture: Classic medieval timber-frame with plaster infill, jettied upper floors, and lattice windows. Inside features low ceilings, heavy oak beams, and a maze-like layout. Retains much of its Tudor-era structure despite modest 20th-century updates.

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One of Lavenham’s oldest hostelries, serving merchants during Lavenham’s wool trade heyday. Grade II listed. Survived a market square fire in 1787. Central to Lavenham's tourism and appeared in a 2010 TV costume drama.

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The Angel Hotel: A Cornerstone of Lavenham's Medieval Past

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The Angel Hotel in Lavenham, dating back to circa 1420, stands as a testament to the village's prosperous wool trade era and centuries of hospitality.

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c. 1420 The Angel Hotel established, likely from existing weavers' cottages.

1487 Local legend suggests the Earl of Oxford's men stayed at the inn.

1787 The Angel survives a fire in Lavenham's market square.

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