Elements of the building may originally have been parts of the Holy Trinity Guild Hall (and associated with the local woollen trade). Nearby Fair Gap was a large area that held a sheep fair on the feast of St John (23rd to 26th June). Since 1689 the building has been used as almshouses.

(information from book "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring)

The building dates from the 16th or 17th century.