Benthall Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1950. A Renaissance House. 5 related planning applications.
Benthall Hall
- WRENN ID
- grey-window-wren
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1950
- Type
- House
- Period
- Renaissance
- Address
- Benthall Hall, Barrow, TF12 5RX
- OS grid reference
- SJ 658 026
- Coordinates
- 52.62018, -2.50655
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Benthall Hall is a late 16th-century building constructed of ashlar stone. It features two storeys plus attics and has two angular (five-sided) bays that include continuous mullioned and transomed windows on both levels. The hall is adorned with five gables, each showcasing six-light mullioned and transomed windows. A square two-storey porch with a plain entrance arch is also present, along with five stacks that have diagonal brick shafts. Inside, the hall boasts an impressive enriched staircase and a panelled room with a moulded plaster ceiling, which dates back to the 17th century. Benthall Hall is a property managed by the National Trust.
Local climate
Benthall Hall receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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