Monument record LVM 010 - 80 Church Street, Lavenham

Please read our .

Summary

David Deacon, a local builder, discovered the major part of a tenter frame "buried in the fabric" of 80 Church Street, Lavenham.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9145 4905 (16m by 20m) Approximate
Map sheet TL94NW
Civil Parish LAVENHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

David Deacon, a local builder, discovered the major part of a tenter frame "buried in the fabric" of 80 Church Street, Lavenham.
It was thought to be the redundant property of a former owner of the premises (for example clothier, weaver or woolcomber). The frame consisted of seven vertical 7 foot (2.12m) timbers spaced at slightly varying intervals over a distance of 10 feet (3.05m). Two diagonal strengthening members intersected six of the verticals. From this eleven lengths of oak were salvaged bearing rows of tenterhooks fixed at an average interval of 2 1/2 inches (6.3cm) along one face. With one slightly large exception the timbers measured 3 inches x 3 1/2 inches (7.8cm x 8.8cm) in section. Four of the timbers had mortices cut into them, presumably to receive the tenter frame's verticals and these faced in the opposite direction to the points of the hooks" (precis) (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> (No record type): Betterton A, A survival from Lavenham's cloth industry, PSIA, 35,1984, (4), 317-319 (ill).

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Dec 7 2012 9:52AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.