Description

CHRISTOW BENNAH
SX 88 SW
5/86 Bennah Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse. C17 or earlier with late C19/early C20 addition. Whitewashed rendered
stone rubble, late C19/early C20 addition in brick ; pantile roof, gabled at ends of
main block, hipped at left end of wing ; projecting front lateral stack to main
block, projecting right end stack, 2 stacks to rear left wing.
Plan: Not entirely clear at time of survey (1987) as interior and roof not inspected
but appears to be a C17 or earlier 3 room and through passage arrangement, lower end
to the right, with a probably later rear wing at right angles to the hall giving a T
plan. The wing has been remodelled and extended to the left in the late C19/early
C20 and projects beyond the left end of the earlier block.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4 window front with a C20 gabled porch to the
passage to right of centre. 2-light timber casements with glazing bars. The left
return of the main block has a first floor blocked opening and a ground floor window:
at the left end and set back from the main block is the late C19/early C20 wing,
linked to the earlier block at an oblique angle. The rear elevation of the main
block has one 3-light timber mullioned window to the first floor and a 2-light window
below, the return of the wing has a 3-light casement with square leaded panes.
Interior: Not inspected at time of survey (1987) but said to have ceiling beams,
large fireplaces concealed by modern plaster and pegged roof trusses. A roof
inspection might reveal medieval timbers and involve revising the dating suggested
here.
Group value with No 1, Bennah Cottage.

Listing NGR: SX8338084497

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26618592

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)