BAA Annual LEcture Series

Building for strangers: recent research on England’s medieval inns

Matthew Cooper

Society of Antiquaries of London & Online

Wednesday, 4 February 2026, 5:00pm

Tea is served from 5 p.m. and the Chair is taken at 5.30 p.m. 

Routes require stopping places. The transport of people and their possessions in late Medieval England sustained a rise in commercial hospitality that has left a rich architectural and cultural legacy. Despite their interest, the buildings of medieval inns have received very little academic attention. This lecture discusses the significance of the medieval inn, what distinguishes their architecture and what survives today of these distinctive hostelries.

The lectures are open to all; non-members are welcome to attend occasional lectures but are asked to make themselves known to the Hon Director on arrival, and to sign the visitors book.

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