Babergh

Properties and events in Babergh

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A Tour through the Hadleigh Suffolk Deanery Tower

St Marys Church, Church Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DT
In person
Pre-booking required

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

Hadleigh Guildhall

The Guildhall, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

St Mary's Church, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
In person
Pre-booking required

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.

Sproughton Tithe Barn

Tithe Barn Sproughton, Lower street, Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP83AA
In person
Pre-booking not required

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.

Working Lives in the past

St. Marys church, Church Walk, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5ED
In person
Pre-booking not required

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.