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Summary

Farmhouse with origins in the 17th century and remodelled in the late 18th/early 19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1106967: BENSHAYES FARMHOUSE
• SHINE: Traditional Listed (Grade II) Farm Buildings, including a Shippon and Granary and farm pond, marked on nineteenth century mapping, at Benhayes Farm

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SW/34
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMHOUSE (Built, XVII to XIX - 1601 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Bampton, 1 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV54005.

Benshayes Farmhouse. 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 and 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 and 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.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

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