Guildhall in Lavenham, Suffolk.

It features in Barry Lyndon as the inn in which Barry is treated after the duel and where he is told that his leg must be amputated. Later, he is told inside that his annuity will be 500 pounds per annum on condition that he leave England. We see the outside of the hall once more as Barry leaves on crutches and gets into a coach.

The National Trust have decided that the hall should be limewashed to preserve the timbers - the traditional practice, apparently. This accounts for the somewhat altered appearance.

Picture and text by Graham Vernon