3-5 Silent Street

Parts of the property date back to 1480 and is one of the oldest houses in Ipswich. 3-5 Silent Street is a former book shop and is a grade II*, early Tudor timber framed and plastered building with jettied upper storey and exposed timber framing. It is thought that 3 Silent Street originally formed part of curson lodge, an inn or guest house used to accommodate the entourage of high status visitors to Sir Robert Curson’s house which was opposite (now lost). The building retains exposed and carved timber beams.