Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village - Lavenham

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Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day

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Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village: Series 1: Lavenham

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26/11/2018

Lavenham

BBC Four - Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village, Series 1, Lavenham

Ben Robinson explores the medieval village of Lavenham in Suffolk.

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the rise, fall and rise of Lavenham in Suffolk, the best-preserved medieval village in the country.

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores Lavenham in Suffolk, the best-preserved medieval village in the country. In the 16th century, Lavenham was one of the wealthiest places in England, becoming rich on its woollen cloth industry, but the industry declined and the wealthy abandoned Lavenham. By the 19th century it was a place of poverty, but today it is once more a jewel of a village.

Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village: Series 1

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Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day.

Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the story of the village from Norman times to the present day.

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