Description

PARISH OF EGGINTON CHURCH ROAD
SK 22 NE
2/12 (South Side)
Benby House Farmhouse
II

Rectory, now farmhouse. C18 and early C19. Red brick, Welsh
slate roof with brick gable stacks. Stone coped gables and
parapet to south. Two storeys. South elevation of two bays.
The ground floor has two canted bay windows with fixed small
pane lights and French windows. Two tripartite glazing bar
sashes above under wedge brick lintels. Brick band at the base
of the parapet. To the east elevation is a broad four columned
Tuscan Doric porch. Round-arched doorway with fluted surround,
half-glazed C19 door and fanlight with intersecting glazing
bars. Canted bay window to right. Three glazing bar sashes
above under wedge brick lintels. C18 rear wing has dentil
cornice to west, round-arched doorway with fanlight and
intersecting glazing and later fenestration. Inside, an open
well staircase curved on its inner side, open string with stick
balusters and wreathed handrail.

Listing NGR: SK2680527816

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26388794

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)