American Couple Reacts: BRITAIN'S 600 YEAR OLD CROOKED HOUSE! Lavenham Tour Too! FIRST TIME REACTION
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- American Couple Reacts: BRITAIN'S 600 YEAR OLD CROOKED HOUSE! Lavenham Tour Too! FIRST TIME REACTION! Well this was unexpected! What a unique and cool house! From seeing it to hearing the history behind it, it's such a cool place and we can certainly see why so many people stop to just get a photo of it! There's also the beautiful Village of Lavenham in this episode! We loved this! So many picturesque buildings and pretty plants! This is just another example of why we love the United Kingdom so much, these beautiful English towns! Please subscribe to @KirstenJoerg if you haven't already! They've become dear friends & they work very hard to make incredible videos! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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Well this was unexpected! What a unique and cool house! From seeing it to hearing the history behind it, it's such a cool place and we can certainly see why so many people stop to just get a photo of it! There's also the beautiful Village of Lavenham in this episode! We loved this! So many picturesque buildings and pretty plants! This is just another example of why we love the United Kingdom so much, these beautiful English towns! Please subscribe to @KirstenJoerg if you haven't already! They've become dear friends & they work very hard to make incredible videos! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
I would love to see a video of you ladies meeting Kirsten and Joerg 💕
I once stopped in an old coaching Inn in Somerset. In the room I had to walk uphill to get into bed.
The place you should take a wider look at is kent. It's often overlooked because of London.
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
Visit Thaxted next time you're in the UK.
I lived in England for a year, and was taken back by how the British treasure and preserve their architectural heritage. Growing up in America in the 50s and early 1960s, any nice old building from the early pioneering times were often pulled down to make way for a shopping mall or a freeway. When it's gone, it's gone.
The crooky house is 600years old and will still be standing long after any of these modern houses
We are a sentimental lot and many of these houses link us to our ancestors. There's something beautiful in being able to touch, see and work on something your great great grandfather made/built.
The centres of cities have been gutted of all original buildings, however.
In some cases, it was a broken window from a bomb in 1940, immediately repaired, that caused an entire crescent of Adam houses in Bath to be exterminated and replaced with a concrete block.
Regrettably, this is not always the case. Recently, one of the finest railway buildings situated on the west coast of the UK has been torn down following a prolonged dispute between the owner and the local council. Despite the council's intentions to eventually replace it with a "transport hub," the Ayr station hotel fell victim to a devastating fire, allegedly caused by three teenagers (who conveniently cannot be named due to their age), in September of last year. Consequently, the council's plans for demolition have now come to fruition.
This recurring trend can be observed throughout the country, where historically significant buildings of both local and national importance remain vacant and deteriorating for extended periods, only to be tragically consumed by unexplained fires.
@@stevetheduck1425the centre of cities have been gutted? Nope, some bad mistakes in the 60s/70s and World War Two saw a lot of cities especially Birmingham, london, Coventry etc lose lots of amazing buildings but still to this day all have some wonderful old architecture mixed in with very modern that world beautifully especially as can be seen in London and Birmingham
I love Kirsten and Joerg, they are so lovely. It’s so nice how much they, as Germans, appreciate Britain and our culture. Kirsten’s English is impeccable. I initially thought she was an English lady with German husband. Their videos are so fascinating.
I really enjoyed that, love that the house still stands and councils haven't tried to condemn those old buildings. Shows how amazing the workmanship was back then.
Actually, the workmanship is the reason the house is crooked. It was supposedly built of unseasoned timber that appears to be oak. English oak is notorious for twisting, bending and splitting when cut and worked so that unseasoned oak could have been expected to create these defects.
My Grandfather was a Master builder and renovated many Timber framed houses around South East Kent back in the 60.70s.He used the traditional methods and tools..
Why would a council codemn a listed protected building? I am confused! 😊
@@deborahfalconer6047 In the past Councils condemned many old buildings that today may be listed. I worked on a cottage that in late 1960's was condemned as unfit for human habitation and scheduled for demolition, it was occupied by a brother and sister that had been born there and as they were pensioners it was decided to delay action until they moved out either into care or in a box. They lasted until mid 1990's, by which time the cottage was listed Grade II and cost a fortune to bring up to standard.
I also worked on Coombe Abbey that was sold in 1923 to a builder for demolition to salvage the materials. The building dated from 1150 and included developments throughout its history, ultimately being bought by Coventry City Council in 1969 for the land to create a country park. The main building was partially demolished by Coventry CC for safety reasons and when I was involved with it in early 1990's it was listed as Grade I and we had to arrange for the accurate rebuilding of the main hall chimney, a massive structure.
Its not unusual for listed buildings to be condemned as unsafe or for other health reasons that ultimately requires demolition. If a listed building requires work to keep it safe and the owner fails to adhere to a notice from the Council to do that then the Council can be obliged to purchase the building and carry out the work. Unfortunately, very few Councils have the cash to both purchase and repair especially since works on listed buildings cost at least 2x that of normal unlisted ones. This is mostly what happened to Coombe Abbey but at least a new use was found and private money was invested.
It's not just the build it's the way we maintain them and not having weather that's too extreme.
I'm so glad the crooked house is in the hands of people who've so passionate about it.
I think it lways has been.. or else it wouldn;t still be there.. much like the entire village.
Both your faces lit up during the history telling of the house.!
Kirsten & Joerg just exude Class dont they 😀👍
100%
They speak better English than me.
@@johnnyenglish33Nice one Dennis , as a Brummie everyone speaks better English than me lol 😂🤣
@@user-oj7ig3su4f Lol. Me too. I’m Cornish
@@user-oj7ig3su4f I'm a yorkshireman so I reckon I've got you beat
The Swan Hotel, Suffolk has strong connections to the US Air Force. It has WW2 memorabilia and several signatures of WW2 pilots and their US/UK families, friends, ancestors etc.on the walls of the pub bar. It's also dog friendly.
Morning Ladies. Lavenham is a great place to visit. My mum and her family were all from Lavenham & I spent every summer school holiday staying with my nan & grandad who lived down by 'The Common'. Lots of relatives in the area and my uncle ran the supermarket in the town square which I believe was called 'The International' if memory serves me right? Plus my mum's name was on a plaque with other names in the renowned church for help during the war but on my last visit it had been sadly removed. Anyway, lovely place to spend some time and get a bite to eat.
Carry on the good work, I'm always coming back for a watch
My parents live in Lavenham and I lived there for a year, I love it here, it’s a beautiful village ❤️😊❤️
You are both so sweet! Your vibe with each other makes me go 'awwwww' 🤗
😊 thank you
Cattywampus would be a fantastic name for a cat. 😃
I lived near Lavenham for the first half of my life, sometimes I would ride a horse through the village, I'm sure that I'm in photo albums all over the world because every time I reckon at least five people took a photo. When my grandfather was young (early 1900s) Lavenham was very poor and there were two or three dairy herds which were kept on the high street and taken to pasture each morning.
My Mum and Dad took me to Lavenham when I was a kid. It's one of my fondest memories. A truly magical place.
Hi Natasha & Debbie , you were asking for places to look at Dorset , it has history , literary connections, the 2024 top seaside in Britain , beautiful countryside and the world heritage jurassic coast ! keep up the fantastic work xx
I just put a comment on another video asking for this and didn't realise it was already here. as someone who once went through this village everyday, I can say it is gorgeous and the novelty doesn't die.
Hi girls. I used to live a mile from Lavenham and, coming from my birthplace of London, I found it just as wonderful as you. I remember smiling when coachloads of Chinese, Japanese and others arrived, disembarked and scuttled around taking innumerable photos of this other-worldly village to impress their folk back home.
Thank you.
Trivia: There was a very popular TV Series called "Lovejoy" that ran from 1986-94. It was shot in and around many of the towns and villages of south east England, one of which was Lavenham. It is a tour of this part of England in a TV Series.
Some of it was also filmed in North Essex, near the town of Braintree. I used to live in a village nearby and remember seeing the film crews round and about.
"many of the towns and villages of south east England,"
I believe it was exclusively N Essex and Suffolk
Lavenham is not in SE England.. its in East Anglia.
I live here.
@@mariahoulihan9483 My apologies for my inaccuracies. It had been a while since I last watched "Lovejoy" and I was going from memory. I was sure shooting took place in Essex, mostly to the north, but couldn't recall where else so I bracketed the area mentioned. I did not look up a definition of south-east England and was using it in a general geographic sense rather than a formal regional one, so I was including Suffolk and Norfolk. Again, my apologies to all for my mistakes I meant no insult to Lavenham, I just thought Natasha and Debbie might enjoy the series for itself and for the part of England displayed.
To be fair to myself though, while most of the location shooting took place in Essex and Suffolk the series did shoot elsewhere, including London, south-east England, south-west England, Ireland, and elsewhere.
I have been fortunate to visit Lavenham a few times and it is stunning. My best friend lived in Long Melford close by and we made the most of exploring beautiful Suffolk. I am truly proud that we still have such perfectly preserved, historical and beautiful architecture from centuries ago. In this mad world, escaping, even briefly, to such a magical place is good for the soul. Thank you for your incredible shows and videos.
I loooooove seeing what they present this was really special.
Girls. Such houses were not built crooked but have become that way because they were built with fresh oak wood. Oak is so hard that it has to be cut & joined etc just after felling because it becomes very hard as it dries out. So the buildings were built straight & level. As the wood dried out naturally over the years, some parts facing the sun wood dry more quickly, eventually causing the wood to twist. This was a Hall House, a common type of Medieval days, comprising a large open room, the Hall, for meeting & eating.
There is a Church in Chesterfield with a twisted spire, caused by the same process.
The Church in Lavenham is typical of so called 'Wool Churches', large structures built in towns that grew rich in the Medieval times because of the production of wool in the areas where they occur. This comprises Norfolk & Suffolk, especially because it is quite close to London, but also part of the west country, Wiltshire & Oxfordshire. Many of these towns are now little more than villages, because of the changing times having reduced the value of wool, with business & so money moving elsewhere. It must be remembered however that towns, & even cities in those days were very small compared with modern times, yet even the smallest of settlements had, & retain, a stone built church, even when the houses were only wooden.
In times of trouble the church would be a secure place of refuge & safety for the people of the area, as well as a place of worship. It was also the place where important documents, & other valuables would be kept, for security, & the sacred nature made robbery etc taboo. Local people were buried close to or within the Church, as the land around it was consecrated ground for the purpose, & no one would want to be buried outside it's bounds.
Most of the problems with oak twisting, bending and having shakes (splits) relates to English oak in particular that has a grain structure that is invariably not straight. If you plane a piece of English oak it is likely to twist to form a new shape that has to be planed several more times to get the regular shape that can be used. French and more particularly, American oak has a much straighter grain so as it is cut as well as dries it will do so uniformly. Chesterfield's spire is a classic example of the wonky grain in the timbers that were used. Bending, twisting and shakes due to a differential drying process is relatively short lived and does not normally account for any defects, its all about the grain structure.
Lavenham is about 1 hour 50 mins from us but had never heard of it. After watching this video we decided to have a drive over to take a look. Its a lovely little town with some beautiful buildings.
That's great!!
Forgot to mention they also have some lovely tearooms, I had a lovely bit of carrot cake and cup of tea 😋
And Lucky Me, I live in Lavenham. I moved here 7 years ago to be nearer my daughter. She moved last year but I'm not leaving this beautiful village!!
Love visiting Lavenham for the day, I live in Norfolk, the next-door county to Suffolk. It's just so pretty. I remember my mum reciting the 'There was a crooked man' nursery rhyme when I was little and I still remember it off by heart. So funny to hear it again after all these years. I never knew there was an actual crooked house and it was in nearby Lavenham!
Freinds live in Lavenham, check out the Swan Pub and the airmans bar. The 487th Bomb group were stationed at Lavenham, service men at the time approx 1944-45 signed the walls and ceilings, the signatures are still there to this day in the airmans bar. If you get chance check out the Cambridge American Cemetery at Madingley cemetry near by, its home to approximately 3811 airman that that gave all, it also lists 5127 that are still missing
I wish the world's people were all like this couple. What a wonderful place it would be ❤
Another phrase rather than chilly willy here in Scotland is “chuckin’ filly”.. Spoonerism 😂
You just exude class. Where can the cheapest Buckie be bought ?
@@derekallen3979 Are you running low?! Maybe you can pick up a sense of humour at the same time 😂
Lovely to see you both as always. I’ve been to Lavenham many times originally coming from Ipswich. It’s such a wonderful place steeped in history. The crooked house and all the other buildings beautifully preserved. The video doesn’t capture what it’s like to walk around the streets. Suffolk has many villages with similar buildings, Clare, Cavendish, Long Melford, Hadleigh, Kersey etc. even Ipswich has quite a few left ❤
Thank you once again ladies! Have you covered "The Smallest House In Great Britain" in Conwy, Wales? That's another amazing UK building!
a suggestion for a place to cover, is southend-on-sea. its in the Thames Estuary, so the lower part of the North Sea, where it meets the Thames. Not only has it always been one of England's quintessential seaside vacation spots, but it has crazy history. The latest history, WWII, left several turret towers just off the beaches, guarding the shores of Britian.
I love all our crooked houses, there are so many of them around, I stayed in a crooked hotel once, and it was very strange even though the bed was level it felt like my feet were way higher than my head 😅
What were you really doing?? 🤔 😉
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow well my feet were definitely above my head 🤣
@@sarahealey1780 LOL
Talking about being haunted ..., I used to live in a converted apartment in Cambridge (UK) which used to be a workhouse. During the night when I was asleep, I woke up to let the cat out and as I got back to bed, I noticed 2 nuns sitting at the foot of my bed. I spoke to one of my teaching colleagues the next day and he told me that the apartment I lived in was the Nun's quarters and they had a cat - I did not.
Natasha & Debbie, I've been in the Crooked House when it was a tea room. I live near Lavenham. In the Swan hotel is a bar much frequented by US airmen in WW2. They've autographed the walla, and some of them donated their squadron badges which are on display.
How about checking out the isle of Wight? I live here so a tad biased, lol, it's no paradise but it has many beautiful and historic places.😊👍🇬🇧🌞
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Just a reminder, as you had a rugby vid up at one time: this is the Six Nations weekend round 3. Ireland play Wales, England v Scotland (Calcutta Cup) & France play Italy. Don't forget to catch the highlights. Lots of love, Smyth (Ireland)
Loved the video this morning ladies and thats the sort of place I enjoy visiting so would love to go one day. Love ya both ❤️❤️
Love u both. A great couple ❤ love watching your videos 😘
Thanks so much John!
I grew-up in Much Wenlock, a tiny market town but home of the Modern Olympics. It also has wonky old buildings. I was born in an old black and white manorhouse too.
Hiya. FYI, there are over 300 Listed Buildings in Lavenham. Stay safe. All the best to you.
Such a calming way to start the day ❤
I think you'd be fascinated by 'The House that Moved' in Exeter - a 14th century house that was moved in 1961 to develop the original area.
Love your videos from you two. I have been to Lavenham and found it wonderful. Most individual hotels such as the Swan Hotel have differing types of mattress depending on the room and you can enquire when asking about a reservation and discuss your mattress preference! . Only discovered your channel a short while ago when you did the garden centre video which I found so funny from your perspective. I live in Yorkshire and don’t know if you have ever seen the fabulous series “All Creatures Great and Small “ which highlights the dales in our wonderful county. Thank you for sharing 💐🌸🌺♥️
I live near Lavenham and am often there. I used to rebuild and repair period housed like these using the traditional skills used to build them I will be working there next week although doing a different job. You do need to visit Lavenham when you come over and also Long Melford, there are some amazing places there.
N&D are so cool! But have you have ever tried putting up bookshelves in a gaff like that? A nightmare! And how do you not fall out of bed??
One area you haven't looked at is Hampshire and the Isle of wight. Situated on the south downs and famous for being the home of the Royal Navy. Some of the highlights include the New Forest, Portsmouth historic dockyard, Osborne house, Carisbrook castle, Jane Austins house and Winchester.
Old buildings do survive here, though the 50s, 60s and 70s saw many demolished for redevelopment. Nottingham has practically no buildings over 250 years old left. On the other hand, our village community centre is the old manor house. The oldest part is thirteenth century, and the newest is Tudor. It had several halls.
Gainsborough Old Hall is worth your attention. It has many features that would interest you. Among these is one of the best preserved mediaeval kitchens in England.
Ohhhhh I love that couple and watched many of their videos. Watching your faces taking it all in is wonderful. I have never been to this place but is now on my long list of places to visit. Well done girlies ❤ xx
Hi Natasha. I live in Derbyshire, as you may know, Peak District and especially Chesterfield. I look at the famous “Crooked Spire” as like this it was built with unseasoned wood and “Twisted when dry” this pushed the spire 9ft out of true.look it up. FYI..
Now hay, the only thing worse than a chilly willy, is a frosty fanny!
What a cool house with a rich history! Love the matching white tops today ladies.
Would love to see your reaction to England''s football team's national anthem at euro 96, it's on RUclips and only a minute long. The noise from the crowd was so loud that the singer of the anthem "Paul Young" just stopped and left it to the crowd. Amazing.
I remember watching this video on Kirsten and Joerg's channel. It's truly a beautiful village. One of the places I think you'd like in North Wales, not far from Wrexham, is a town called Llangollen. The river dee runs through it and they also have steam trains running there. There's a few interesting places to visit and in July every year they hold an international eisteddfo which essentially is a competition for choirs, si gers, dancing etc. It has an amazing atmosphere. I don't know if there are any videos of Llangollen and the eisteddfod but on RUclips butthe scenery is beautiful and definitely well worth a visit xx
Off topic I know but this reminded me of when I visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa and heard an American say to his wife "We came all this way to see this and the damn thing's crooked"!
Loved their video about 'Dreamy villages in Somerset ' a must see
I believe that one is the next one we plan to do when we react to them next
'Church tower' apparently the tallest in England, I'm sure there are many Cathedral towers that are taller.
Good afternoon from sunny Perth Western Australia 🌏🦘🏖️. Fascinating to see history and the stories to would reveal.
Looks really nice there love the history to it ❤❤🏴
Oak is very hard when fully seasoned and was unworkable with the tools of the time, it was always used still slightly green, how green dependant on how dry late winter and spring was having been felled the previous autumn (fall). Not a problem for Shipwrights as ships never really dried out once launched. Many Oak framed buildings are wonky now the wood has fully seasoned.
Yes, Natasha, in the UK you can buy matresses from soft to hard. I'm like you and prefer a good firm one.
You should also do a video about Betty’s Café & Tea rooms in York, I’ve been there myself and it’s truly a magical place 😁
Church towers are square and flat on the top. Church sphires are normally square at the bottom but long and pointy at the top. Because sphires are lighter at the top, they can be built taller. So can be seen from further away, and therefore "inspire" believers from afar.
I love Kirsten and Joerg vlogs, they travel around the UK visiting amazing places, they also go back to visit Germany too
Great video! I've never heard of the Crooked House, though I'm familiar with the Nursery Rhyme.
Got to laugh if the Suffolk Pink houses make you think of strawberry ice-cream - originally, the colour often came from mixing blood with the limewash. [I live about 18 miles from Lavenham]
It is mad to think of things like this, age wise. I live in Wallasey, across the Mersey from Liverpool. We've a church tower from 1530 and our oldest house is from 1697. 3 miles away is Birkenhead Priory built in 1150.
This is normal for a great many places in the UK.
From Glasgow with love. Great show
The orange house you thought looked newer at 22:12 is in fact well over a hundred years older than the Guildhall. (It's called Little Hall and is also a museum, by the way.)
Had lunch in Lavenham once - can confirm it's amazing to look at and walk around!
The history of Coventry would be a good video from Lady Godiva to The Blitz x
Another great vid.. must say I knew there was a lady ghost there before they said it… we are all different as you say.. just love the English countryside and villages and the history, wow wow wow … ❤❤
You absolutely did have the MGB GT in the states, 71,722 of them were exported to the US.
Great video really enjoyed it❤❤
Good morning ladies, nice to see you both looking so well. There's a very similar building in Canterbury. It was a book shop for many years. I always said it was probably built by someone who never actually seen one before. 😂 💐
Good morning, bore da, ladies. This was another highly entertaining reaction, for which many thanks/diolch yn fawr. Older houses, such as this, are great to visit, but often a nightmare in which to live today. A great friend of mine lives in his family home, mostly built in the late 1500s. There are so many restrictions on what he may do to keep the place cosy and livable. Replacing a window pane, which might cost an average householder about £120 ($150), costs him over £700 ($800). And that's the easy stuff. He may do nothing to change the outward appearance of the house as it's in a national park and is a listed building.
My one set of grandparents lived in a 12th century cottage with a half circular stone staircase and the other set lived in a 14th century cottage, the oak panels were amazing.
Dear Natasha & Debbie , If you let your chosen B &B Know when booking or give them at least 2 weeks notice if booked , Im sure they will sort out a firm mattress for you room as other guests like a soft mattress
Lavenham was used by the USAAF 8th Airforce 487th Bomb group (heavy bomber). Close by was the USAAF base at Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, which was the 486th Bomb group. Lots of WW2 history in the area
what a wonderful video cool house.😊
The first time l have seen inside the crooked house , it was lovely and the story of the owners was interesting. It would be so nice to spend the morning in village and then have a afternoon tea
Lavenham is quite unique. I went there many years ago. It's where they filmed some scenes for the infamous film "Witchfinder General". The town probably has some kind of legal protection from modern development. At least, I hope it does.
Sorry if you have reacted to these I can’t remember to far back, Canterbury in Kent & Lewes in Sussex are well worth a virtual visit. As for mattresses I’m afraid it varies from place to place. ❤️🇬🇧
I dont know if you've done any videos on Warwick, but it is completely gorgeous.
I know of several houses in that area that have a similar construction and are equally twisted and bent, and of a similar age in Bradford street, Bocking, in Coggeshall, in Kelvedon, in the Dutch quarter in Colchester!The construction of the house is very similar to many in that area of Essex/Suffolk
As for Spirits and Ghosts, if you believe, great, just don't expect me too!
We had two crooked pubs untill the property developers burnt one down. Look up the crooked house Himley and the Tilted barrel Tipton. Just round the corner for me. Loving your vids
York is an amazing place to visit.
Ever listened to The Waterboys.... ?
Island man is me, an island on an island near a bigger island next to France.
The album is Room To Roam. Love and water 🏴
On the Wards in the hospital I trained in part of it was originally a Work house and a more modern part was built on a Jewish cemetery. I believe in spirits Debbie, when 20 years later I was in charge of the Day Theatres, in the Building built on the cemetery, there was one room no one went into without a second person and all the lights on, too much happened in there. Seeing stuff, hearing it and a oppressive feeling and we didn't tell any new starters until they said something to us.
Nice video! I had never heard of the Crooked House - my mum lives less than 30 minutes from Lavenham, so next time I'll take a look. Suffolk is a beautiful county, too!
8ts a shame developers destroyed The crooked house pub. That was a nice place 😢❤
We've got a crooked house in the city Lincoln, uphill near the cathedral (tallest building in the world for over 200 years)
I have commented a photo for you on facebook the link you shared for this video xxxx
The pink building at 23:04 used to be a school and it's where John Constable studied
There's a really cool, very old House, The black country manor house in West Bromwich, that you could when I was there have a tour around. It's apparently haunted . Should check out some videos on it :D
All I know about Lavenham Blue cloth is that it got it's colour from being soaked in the plant Woad mixed with piss. I don't know how I know this, but it's one of those things you don't forget.
It’s like the tweed makers, it’s where the saying ‘can’t afford a pot to piss in’ comes from. Poor people would sell their urine to weavers and tweed makers as it was used to bind the dye! People couldn’t afford to buy a goesunder so they could piss in it to sell to the weavers!
You should look at the The Fife Coastal Trail - so many beautiful small harbour towns and villages.
I love the colours... n the old buildings smaller at their base n bulkier at the top
“Why”. I am British, and we do not automatically destroy houses when there is subsidence, we treasure the architecture, test it and shore it up. In many countries everything is just destroyed. No modern builthouse would last 600 years!
Lavenham is a beautiful and treasured whole village. There are crooked houses all over Britain. We are known as a nation for eccentricity, and these are examples!
The “H” in Lavenham is silent in pronunciation.
Check out the Spire of Chesterfield Parish church!!!! The same building problems there too!
My first boyfriend was from Lavenham and I have visited the Crooked House!
this is close to my home town but its been years since i last went for a visit you have inspired me to go again thank you x