Description

Benington TL 2923 BENINGTON WALKERN ROAD (west side)

11/5 Benington Bury, and Peterscourt 20.10.52 (formerly listed as The Bury)

GV II*

Rectory, now 2 houses. 1637 for Nathaniel Dod rector (date panel on porch and inscription in church chancel). Extended c1680, and in mid C19 for Rev Haggard. Sold 1914 and renamed Peterscourt. Named The Bury in 1950's, and divided in 1980's. Red brick with front plastered, and stone dressings to C19 work. Steep red tile roofs. Built as a 2-storeys and attics, central-chimney, lobby- entry, 2-cell plan house facing E with symmetrical red brick front with 2-storeys porch and 2 gables with moulded parapet and finials at apex and feet, and mullioned wood windows with labels. Moulded string at ground floor and plain bond below front parapet. Ovolo moulded mullioned and transomed windows. C19 cross-windows in 1st floor, some replacing C18 sashes (Buckler dwg in HRO of 1832). Porch has pilasters on bases, below an entablature with swelled frieze and triangular pediment. Chanelled rustication to quoins on upper part. 6-panel ovolo- moulded battened oak door in heavy chamfered frame. N wing, probably c1680, extends the front, with minor differences, by one gable. Timber-framed walls on each side of main staircase suggests that the N wing was part of the original plan. Rear wing of 1680 has a parlour and staircase. Front range retained when S end and rear altered and extended in C19 red brick lancet- Gothick, and chimneys rebuilt. Good interiors to main range with 4-centred chamfered red brick fireplaces to hall and chamber over, and oak stair with square newels and pendants, and table- leg balusters on landing. (RCHM (1911) 52: VCH (1912) 73: Pevsner (1977) 95).

Listing NGR: TL2973423913

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  For the Record