Rookery House

Rookery House is a former farmhouse built in two stages. The earliest section dates from the 15th century, or possibly the late 14th century, and is a 1½-storey range. A second range, of two storeys and attics, was added in 1752, as indicated by the date on the chimney. The house is timber-framed and has roughcast rendering. It has thatched roofs; the medieval section to the left is hipped. The house features axial chimneys made of red brick, with the right-hand chimney inscribed with the initials ID above the date 1753 on a terracotta plaque. Most of the windows are small-pane casements added in the mid-20th century.

The original medieval section comprises an altered open hall with a service cell. The hall's open truss is almost entirely missing, but the roof retains traces of smoke and is constructed with coupled rafters. It exhibits widely spaced timbers, unusual for Suffolk, with reversed arch windbracing at the corners. A splayed scarf joint with under-squinted and sallied butts in the rear wallplate suggests a date in the 14th century. A chimney was inserted in the 17th century, positioned against the cross-entry. Internal alterations were carried out in the mid-20th century. The 18th-century range has two cells with back-to-back fireplaces, and the hall was constructed on the site of the original parlour cell.