Timber framed houses, Lavenham

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The photograph on this page of Timber framed houses, Lavenham by Peter Barr as part of the Geograph project.

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Timber framed houses, Lavenham

Image: © Peter Barr Taken: 12 Sep 2010

They are colourful, tilt at unexpected angles,and the timbers are blackened. Elsewhere in the town, at the Guildhall, the timbers are whitewashed the same as the walls. This is how they would originally have been, an early version of a "breathable" paint.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.11066
Longitude
0.795165