Abbas Hall

Abbas Hall is a timber-framed and plastered house with a cross wing at the west end, likely dating from approximately 1270 to 1290. It is one of only two surviving aisled hall houses in Suffolk from the late 13th century, the other being Purton Green Farmhouse in Stansfield.

The house's original layout has been restored internally, with two doorways to the service rooms repositioned within a closed truss at the lower end of the hall. Evidence of the original 13th-century structure includes an open truss with arcade posts featuring moulded capitals, and long passing braces with notched lap joints, visible on the upper storey. This truss shows significant modification from the 15th century. A large open fireplace, dating to the 16th century, was constructed when a floor was inserted into the upper part of the hall.

Externally, Abbas Hall has 18th and 19th-century windows, mostly double-hung sash windows with glazing bars. The cross wing is faced in painted brick. The roof is tiled, with a gambrel at the east end and one gabled dormer on the main block. A chimney stack from the 16th to 17th centuries, with tabled offsets, is situated on the west side. Much of the internal timber framing has been exposed.