Water Street, de Vere House

De Vere House, which has also been known as the de Vere Hunting Lodge, Oxford House and Oxford Cottages was one of three properties within the centre of Lavenham which were owned by the de Vere family and attached to Lavenham Hall. The house continued uninterrupted in de Vere ownership from the 14th to 17th centuries. It is a grade I listed property because of its architectural and historical interest. Originally a 14th century hall house, de Vere House was extended in the period immediately following the Battle of Bosworth (1485) and then later partially demolished and rebuilt in 1929. Very little of the 14th century hall remains, but the 15th century extension (in particular most of the internal and external beams and some of the internal and external brickwork) is pretty much as it was over 500 years ago.

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