Little Hall is delighted to be hosting another spinning and dyeing daySunday 23rd August from 11.00a.m.- 4.00p.m. The ancient hall house on Lavenham’s Market Place now known as Little Hall started life as a clothier’s house. Built in the 14th century for a clothier’s family it was and enlarged and improved in the 15th century. […]
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We’ve been spending the winter restoring the Well Room. It’s now closer to how it looked in the Gayer – Anderson period and we’ll be continuing to work in that direction. Here’s some views of the new look. And a swap of objects with the Library – the bureau went to the Well Room, as
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You missed our Volunteer Recruitment Morning but we’d still like to see you – please email to recruit@littlehall.org.uk or look at Volunteering Meet the team and learn what roles may suit you. Hear the house’s amazing story and how you can help share it with our visitors. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU!
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A previous article described the collection of Indian miniatures and related items gifted to the National Library of Australia in Canberra by Thomas Gayer-Anderson. Sweden’s Museum of Mediterranean Studies also holds important items from the brothers’ collections. Robert sold part of his ancient Egyptian collection to the Medelshavmuseet, including many beautiful pots and bowls from
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November 2025. 11.00 am to 4.00 pm. If you weren’t one of the 1000 people who came to this, here’s what you have missed: metalwork, glass, painting, textiles, fleeces & more. Watch out for the next one.
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Since the Gayer-Anderson brothers arrived in Lavenham, Little Hall has been through a succession of changes, and especially in the face it presents to the Market Place. We can see how it looked in 1929 by clicking through to this aerial photo. However, it wasn’t coloured at this time. In 1956 Colonel Gayer Anderson wrote
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There are several different collections which reflect some of the works in the house. The Panel Collection uses an image taken from the “room with eleven doors” and has been used on several items, for example tea towels, small bone china mugs, coasters, trivets, magnets and notelets. Bone China Mugs £9.00 Ceramic Coaster £6.00 Trivet
The earliest film we’ve yet found was made in 1944 and can be seen at https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/197711/ . There’s shots of Little Hall near the beginning and briefly, towards the end. Little Hall has been a popular backdrop for films for over 50 years. Released in December 2020 was an adaptation by Pelham Elliott of Anthony
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