Description

SS 92 SW BAMPTON

5/1 Benshayes Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. C17 origins with late C18/early C19 remodelling. Whitewashed rendered
stone rubble; slate roof, gabled at right end, gabled at ends of wing ; right end
stacks end stack and axial stack to wing, all with stone shafts.
Plan & Development: L plan with a 2 room plan main range with rear service rooms and
a crosswing at the left end. The main range is C17 in origin but the left hand room
has been remodelled as an unheated entrance hall containing a late C18/early C19
stair with access to the rear service rooms to left and right of the stair. The
crosswing is divided between a kitchen at the front and late C18/early C19 parlour at
the rear. Single-storey lean-to on left return of crosswing.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 1 + 3 window front with the end of the crosswing
to the left. C20 front door into main range to the left; fenestration of C20 3-light
timber casements with glazing bars except for iron casement to first floor of
crosswing.
Interior: C17 features survive in the right hand room : one half and one crossbeam
with scroll stops ; large open fireplace with replaced lintel.
Roofspace: Not inspected.
The farmhouse forms a good group with the farmbuildings and granary. (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SS9372222469

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400790

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)