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| HHER Number: | 12012 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | BENINGTON LORDSHIP, BENINGTON |
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Summary
17th century country house with early Victorian 'Norman' gatehouse faced in Pulhamite
Monument Types
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
- DOUBLE PILE HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance 78
- Listed Building (II*) 159598: BENINGTON LORDSHIP
- Scheduled Ancient Monument 1007844: BENINGTON CASTLE: A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE WEST OF CHURCH GREEN
- Registered Park or Garden 11: Benington Lordship
- Listed Building (II*) 11/10
- Scheduled Ancient Monument within 20652
Full description
A late 17th century country house, a large square 3-storey double-pile house in red brick, chequered with black headers on the south front. The east entrance and 'Norman' gatehouse (see [29]) were built c.1842 for the Proctor family by James Pulham, of the Pulhamite factory in Broxbourne. The single-storey entrance has Gothick door and windows. The gatehouse is attached at the NE corner, a tall structure with twin flint-faced circular towers, crenelated, and joined by a wall faced in Pulham's Portland Stone Cement to appear to be weathered ashlar. Joined to the gatehouse is a matching wing, two storeys and cellar. The west wing of the house was built c.1906 for the Bott family <1>. For the grounds, see [7318]; for building rubble from earlier building(s), see [12011].
The estate was bought in 1905 by Arthur Bott, who had worked in India as an engineer; he built the west wing with its unusual verandah <2>.
<1> Listed Buildings description (Digital archive). SHT6690.
<2> Swift, Julian, 2014, Heritage design & access statement for reconstruction on the rear entrance hall to the main house and tea room at Benington Lordship (Unpublished document). SHT6271.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Digital archive: Listed Buildings description. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Swift, Julian. 2014. Heritage design & access statement for reconstruction on the rear entrance hall to the main house and tea room at Benington Lordship. |
Related records
| 12011 | Parent of: 18TH-19TH CENTURY DRIVEWAY, BENINGTON (Monument) |
| 29 | Related to: BENINGTON CASTLE, BENINGTON (Monument) |
| 7318 | Related to: BENINGTON LORDSHIP, GARDENS AND PARK, BENINGTON (Landscape) |
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