LAVENHAM GUILDHALL

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Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Lavenham, Suffolk. In 1887, the guildhall was acquired by Sir Cuthbert Quilter (1841–1911), a local member of parliament and he restored the building, but this was only completed just before the First World War. During the Second World War the building was used as a social club for American troops and as a British Restaurant. In 1946, Sir William Quilter gave it to the people of Lavenham and in 1951 it was taken over by the National Trust and was opened to the public as a local history museum and have a range of events and activities throughout the year. Suffolk artists associated with and exhibited at Lavenham Guildhall include Reginald Charles Brill, Roy Turner Durrant and Catherine Smith.