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==Notable buildings== === St Maryβs Church === [[File:St. Mary's Church - geograph.org.uk - 3619.jpg|thumb|left|240px|[[St Mary's Church, Lutterworth|St Mary's Church]], Lutterworth]] The parish church of [[St Mary's Church, Lutterworth|St Mary]] was originally constructed in the 13th century and underwent major restorations in the 19th when a large tower replaced the original spire. The church contains some notable 15th century wall paintings which have been uncovered and restored.<ref name="AA">{{cite book |title=AA Illustrated Guide to Britain |date=1972 |publisher=Drive Publications Limited |page=183}}</ref> === Cavalier Inn === [[File:Cavalier Inn, Lutterworth - geograph.org.uk - 402281.jpg|thumb|right|The Cavalier Inn]] One of the landmarks in the town is the 17th century building on the corner of George Street and Leicester Road on the northern edge of the town centre, previously a tavern called the Cavalier Inn. Originally called the "Ram Inn" β that part of George Street was called Ram Lane β it changed its name in the early 1970s after a brewery "makeover". It is said that the brewery did not like the name Ram Inn and prudishly renamed it "the Cavalier" after claims that wounded royalist soldiers sheltered in Lutterworth following the [[Battle of Naseby]] in 1645. The building has been modified over the years; it retains its rustic charm with stone walls and low ceilings and beams.{{CN|date=December 2024}} In October 2010 the Cavalier Inn closed and was changed to a log-burning store, retailing log-burning fires and similar products and services.{{CN|date=December 2024}} ===Lutterworth Town Hall=== [[File:Lutterworth Town Hall (geograph 3914669).jpg|thumb|left|[[Lutterworth Town Hall]]]] The architect of [[Lutterworth Town Hall]] was [[Joseph Hansom]], who also designed [[Birmingham Town Hall]] and took out the first patent of the horse-drawn [[hansom cab]].<ref>Harris, Penelope, "The Architectural Achievement of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803β1882), Designer of the Hansom Cab, Birmingham Town Hall and churches of the Catholic Revival", [[Edwin Mellen Press]], 2010, {{ISBN|0-7734-3851-3}}</ref> === Shambles Inn === [[File:Lutterworth Shambles - geograph.org.uk - 2978759.jpg|thumb|right|The Shambles Inn]] Another of the landmarks of the town centre is the thatched roof and timber-framed building now known as the "Shambles Inn". This former abattoir and butcher's is the oldest timber-framed building in Lutterworth, dating back to the 16th century. It was first used as a public house from 1791 until 1840, when it was converted back to a home and butcher's shop. In 1982 it was converted back into a public house and named the Shambles.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Shambles Public House A Grade II Listed Building in Lutterworth, Leicestershire |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101218008-the-shambles-public-house-lutterworth#.WQoIHMa1usw |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref> In February 2023, the Shambles caught fire, causing damage to the upstairs, the B&B and the house.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-13 |title=Lutterworth: Crews tackle blaze at thatched roof pub |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64628230 |access-date=2023-02-16}}</ref> The Inn has since been rethatched and reopened.
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