Babergh
Properties and events in Babergh
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A Tour through the Hadleigh Suffolk Deanery Tower
While the tower was built as a gatehouse, it has provided both a study, library and bed chamber for many clergymen over the years. Constructed of early handmade bricks, it has many decorative features and was completed in 1495
Free Crafty Workshops: Weaving, Market Trading & More
Join us at the Town Hall for a host of free, drop-in crafty workshops celebrating Sudbury's everyday working histories!
Free Guided Tour: Victorian Sudbury
Join our Blue Badge Guide, Stephen Moody, as we explore Sudbury's Victorian era, which underwent seismic change during the 19th Century.
Gresley Madan Collection: An Introduction
A collection of family paintings, drawings, china and other items collected over 400 years and bequeathed to the current owner, a descendant of the Gresley and Madan families, in 1992
Hadleigh Guildhall
The Grade I listed Guild Room and Gardens will be open to the public. This building and garden is usually only open for private hire events so rarely seen. Exhibition on the theme of Working Lives. Refreshments available to purchase.
Hadleigh Suffolk Historic Centre Guided Walk including tour of the church
Together these three Grade I listed buildings a Guildhall, a Church and a Gatehouse, all stand in the unique historic centre of our town. They are constructed of three different materials timber, flint and handmade brick.
Lavenham Guildhall
Free entry to one of the most spectacular timber-framed buildings of medieval England.
Little Hall
One of the oldest buildings in this Suffolk wool town, a 14th century house built for clothiers and then mirroring the changing fortunes of Lavenham, it holds the Gayer-Anderson collection of art and artifacts. in a museum that feels like a home.
Melford Hall
Enjoy Free entry to Melford Hall, garden and parkland from 18th-20th September this Heritage Open Days. For more information go to our website: nationaltrust.org.uk/melford-hall
Silent Witness: The 1940 Weekend. An Exploration of Landscape, War and Memory
Step into 1940 at The Old School, Long Melford. Interactive festival with replica pillbox, WWII vehicles, Mick Cant's photographic exhibition, NAAFI tearoom and family activities. Explore the Home Front through fascinating everyday histories.
Sproughton Tithe Barn
The historic Tithe Barn is located in the village of Sproughton on the Lower Street,near the river. Access via the 8b bus or car.
Sudbury: Everday Histories
Join our Blue Badge Guide Caroline Palmer as we explore Sudbury's diverse history, from the creative to the inspirational, the scandalous to the gory!
Sudbury: How Industry Shaped Our Town
Join our Blue Badge Guide, Claire Partner as we explore Sudbury's attractive and diverse working history that has been shaped by various local industries from wool, cloth and silk weaving, brick-making, agriculture and more...
Weaving the Streets of Sudbury: Wool to Silk
Join our Blue Badge Guides as we weave our way around Sudbury’s cloth heritage. Timber framed buildings, weavers cottages, medieval churches still stand proud today as evidence of weaving wool from the 13th century to Sudbury Silk in the present day.
Working Lives in the past
Mop Fairs were once the traditional way to advertise and engage domestic servants and were common in market towns like Hadleigh. There were customs and practices that enabled those looking for work to indicate their particular skills and trades.