Low Farmhouse

Low Farmhouse is a former farmhouse built in 1565 for Robert Crowfoot. The front and rear wall posts in the parlour are carved with the date and the name 'Robart Crofot'. The building was restored from three cottages in the 1960s. It features a timber frame with plastering and a pantiled roof, standing two storeys tall with attics. The layout consists of three cells, originally with a cross-passage entry. Most windows have roll-moulded mullions and diamond-leaded glass; some are original, while others, including the large ground floor windows, are mid-20th century copies.

The lobby entrance has a mid-20th century plank door set in an early frame with an arched head. The doorway to the cross-passage has been blocked, but the doorframe remains visible. There is an internal stack and an external stack on the right-hand gable end. Inside, the house showcases good exposed framing and joists. The hall and parlour feature impressive fireplaces with original timber lintels. The heads of the wall posts in these rooms are carved with rectangular panels that have fluting beneath, with the panels in the parlour displaying the date and name mentioned earlier.

On the first floor, there is a section of re-used plank and muntin screen along with a matching door topped by a baluster-type grill. The staircase is a newel type, and the original floorboards and some original doors are still present. The roof structure includes clasped and butt purlins, with arched wind-bracing in between. This farmhouse is a rare example of a dated house that also bears the name of its original owner. The will of Robert Crowfoot, dated 1572, is preserved at the County Record Office in Ipswich.