Mill House is a grade II-listed timber-framed and rendered building on the eastern side of Mill Lane (NHLE no. 1273724), approximately equidistant between St Mary’s church and Dedham Mill. In addition to its historic fabric, which includes fine carved details of the early-17th century, the property is of special importance as the home of John Constable’s sister Martha between 1821 and her death in 1843. Constable is known to have visited the house, and a view of Mill Lane apparently painted from a first-floor window is now in the V&A. The house was initially built as an open hall at the beginning of the 16th century, but was much enlarged a century later and again in the mid-19th century. A major refurbishment in the Mock Tudor style followed during the 20th century, probably in at least two phases, and the building displays many features that are typical of the work of Mrs Grace Faithfull Roper, a Dedham-based amateur architect of the Arts and Crafts movement. <1>