The cottage takes its name from its resident at the time John Constable did his paintings, when the house was known as Gibeons Gate Farm. William Lott (1761–1849), a tenant farmer, lived at Gibeons Farm and spent only four nights away from this house in his life. According to a 2020 article, "Willy Lott himself became famous thanks to Constable, but only after his death".
The Story of Willy Lott and his Cottage (2023) has been published by Brian Lott, the gt-gt-gt-grandson of Willy's brother John Lott (1758-1827). File:The Mill Stream, Flatford By John Constable.jpg|
The Mill Stream, 1814 File:Willy Lott's House from the Stour.png|''
Willy Lott's House from the Stour'', 1818 Willy_Lott's_Cottage_-_Constable.jpg|''Willy Lott's Cottage'' by
John Constable, circa 1820 File:John Constable - The Hay Wain (1821).jpg|
The Hay Wain by John Constable, 1821 Willy Lott's Cottage by John Constable 1832.jpg|''Willy Lott's Cottage'' by John Constable, 1832 ==References==