Benhall

Benhall is a farmhouse, probably from the 18th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with a rendered finish and features limestone dressings. The roofs are made of stone slate and Welsh slate, with external end stacks that have brick shafts. The building has a rectangular parallel range plan, with the main front facing south-south-east.

It stands two storeys high with attics. The south elevation has three sets of windows arranged in a 1:1:1 pattern, and there are two-storey mid-19th century canted bays on either side of a central cambered glazing bar sash. The central porch has canted sides, channelled piers, and voussoirs, with a 2-centred depressed central outer arch that connects the two full-height bays. The porch features a cornice that runs into strings dividing the storeys, and the entrance is through a six-panelled door beneath a fanlight.

To the left and right of the main structure are low symmetrical wings; the left wing is single storey with two glazing bar sashes, while the right wing has corresponding blind windows above a cellar. The rear elevation has two projecting wings with cambered openings and some 2- and 3-light 18th or early 19th century casements. Between the wings is a narrow light that runs through two storeys, likely serving the stairs.

Each west gable has a 2-light attic casement with a 2-centred head. The east gable of the low wing features tallet stairs that rise on falling ground from the south to a central ledged door under a cambered head, with another door leading to the cellar beneath it. The interior is said to contain heavy chamfered ceiling beams in the principal rear rooms, and the low wing to the east has a three-bay roof with pegged king-posts and angle struts to the principals.