Description

SK 84 SW LONG BENNINGTON CHURCH STREET (north east)

4/54 Priory House

G.V. II

Small country house, c.1730, 1798, C19, C20. Blue lias, red brick, brown brick,
some rendering and some C20 ashlar patching. Low hipped slate roof. 2 1/2 storey,
3 bay front with central doorway with plain rectangular overlight and 6 panelled
door flanked by narrow rectangular lights. On each side of doorway is a large
semi-circular bay containing 3 long glazing bar sashes. Attached to west bay
is a rainwater head inscribed "1798". 3 first floor windows with glazing bar
sashes, the 2 flanking windows set in rectangular recesses with splayed brick
lintels reaching across the breadth of each recess. Above are 3 small glazing
bar sashes and C20 brown brick parapet. The return walls have narrow, C20
red brick bathroom blocks and conservatories. The rear range of the house is
c.1730 to which the later front has been added. Internally there is one
c.1730 room with niches and fluted pilasters. The plain, elegant staircase is
of 1798.

Listing NGR: SK8423444026

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26439974

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6