LAVINHAM

Lavenham, Guildhall  2 
LONDON Guild hall (external link © Stephen Alsford) 
 

LEICESTER

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1350 and 1490.  Distant view from southeast showing close proximity to St. Martin's Church (since 1927 raised to cathedral status). © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1350.  North side showing original elevation. © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490.  Western side showing later addition. © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1350  Interior © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490.  Northern addition, interior.  Fireplace rebuilt 1637. © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490.  Northern addition, exterior, first section of windows © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490.   Northern addition, interior, second section of windows. © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490. Detail windows, labors of the month, Pruning, June? © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490. Detail windows, labors of the month, threshing wheat, September? © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490. Detail windows, Guild symbol of Eucharist  © Raguin/MMK

Leicester, Guild Hall, 1490. Detail windows, Blue (azure) Cinquefoil, symbol of Leicester © Raguin/MMK
 

LYNN (KINGS LYNN) Guildhall 

*KL2e King’s Lynn, Guild Hall, distant view, built 1421-3, with refitted window, gable, and porch ca. 1580 . 

 King’s Lynn, Guild Hall built 1421-3, with refitted window, gable, and porch ca. 1580. 

KL3a  King’s Lynn, Guild Hall built 1421-3, original condition. After H. Harrod, Esq. F.S.A., Report on the Deeds & Records of the Borough of King’s Lynn (King’s Lynn, 1874). 
 

NORWICH (Norfolk) Guildhall 

Begun in 1407, the Guildhall was the first large civic structure of the city, built to replace a small toll house (used to collect market fees).  It was essentially complete in 1453 when the windows of the Mayor’s Court were recorded as being glazed. The east facade is of the 16th century.  The checker pattern, in what is known as “flushwork” is similar to the slightly earlier one in Kings Lynn.  It is built with lozenge and triangular checkerwork of flint contrasted with freestone.  Several 18th-century additions and much reconstruction during the 19th century are evident in the structure. 
The Guildhall originally contained a small chapel dedicated to St. Barbara which also had stained glass. In 1535-6 payment was made for “brekying down the crown over the glasse windows” and “colouring the Chapell windows with green” to comply with religious reform.  In the 17th century the chapel had become dilapidated and was rebuilt to serve as new Sheriff’s offices.  Fragments of stained glass are gathered into three windows at the east end of the Mayor’s Court (also called Council Chamber). 
The larger Assembly Chamber was designed for meetings of the full medieval Council of over 100 members.  The ceiling is probably a Victorian reconstruction of the original low-pitched wooden structure. 

N1  Norwich, Guildhall 1407-1453, facade

N2 Norwich, Guildhall 1407-1453, upper facade, detail showing flushwork in checker pattern 
 

YORK Merchant-Adventurers Hall 

Merchant-Adventurers Hall, York, 15th century, south side 

Merchant-Adventurers Hall, York, 15th century, west side

Merchant-Adventurers Hall, York, 15th century, detail of woodwork