Paycocke's House and Gardens

The wool trade was the dominant economic force in East Anglia, including in the town of Coggeshall, and Paycocke capitalised on this.

It would also have served as a status symbol in Coggeshall due to the intricate nature of some of the details of the house.

John Paycocke himself was a relatively wealthy man, and built the original house in or around 1500 as a wedding present for his son Thomas and daughter-in-law Margaret.

[citation needed] In 1906, the historian G. F. Beaumont protested against the destruction of Paycocke's House.

[8] The site of the gardens had previously been an industrial yard used by Thomas Paycocke and other merchants in the town of Coggeshall.

[citation needed] The gardens were restored by the National Trust in the Arts and Crafts style from 2008.