Description

BENACRE BENACRE PARK TM 58 SW 4/3 Benacre Hall - GV II

Mansion. Core of c.1721, for Thomas Carthew; remodelled 1763-4 by Matthew Brettingham for Sir Thomas Gooch, 3rd Baron. Interior gutted by fire 1926 but subsequently restored. White brick, with rusticated stone quoins and a stone modillion eaves cornice and parapet. Slated roof. 3 storeys. 11 windows, 3:5:3, the 5 centre bays set slightly forward and pedimented, with the Gooch family crest in the tympanum. Inset sash windows with glazing bars, stone architraves. Doorway with 6-panel fielded door in 2 leaves and and stone doorcase; mid C19 hexastyle Greek Doric portico, the frieze having the Gooch family crest alternating with small flower motifs. 5-bay return fronts. The rear elevation is arranged as the front, but with no pediment over the centre bays; the ground floor windows extend to ground level. Original stone doorcase, removed from the main facade: engaged Ionic columns, entablature and pediment; the doors are C20.

Listing NGR: TM5040983807

External Links

• Benacre Hall at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4886798

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings