Guildhall of Corpus Christi
LavenhamA National Trust museum in the timber-framed hall that once oversaw Lavenham's wool trade.
Get directionsMuseumTime here: 1–1.5 h
On the map
Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ
Quick facts
The Guildhall was built in 1529 for the Guild of Corpus Christi and its job was to regulate the village's wool trade.
The courtyard garden grows woad, the plant that gave Lavenham's cloth its famous blue.
Exhibits cover its later lives as a jail and an almshouse, with a mummified cat and thumbscrews to try.
Address
Market Place, Lavenham, CO10 9QZ
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