Brickwork & Landscaping in Clare

Suffolk’s smallest town, and one of its oldest

Clare is a medieval wool town on the River Stour, known for its castle mound and country park, its priory and the richly pargeted Ancient House by the church. Nearly the whole centre is a conservation area and a large share of its buildings are listed.

Houses here are typically timber-framed and plastered, often standing on a red brick plinth, with brick chimneys and garden walls in soft local brick and flint. The maintenance they need is specific: plinths repointed in lime so the frame above stays dry, chimney stacks rebuilt in matching brick, and old walls repaired rather than replaced.

Gardens and access

Many Clare properties front straight onto the street with long, narrow gardens behind, reached through a carriage arch or a side passage. That affects how materials are brought in and how a patio or path is laid out, and we plan for it from the start.