Binfield Manor

Binfield Manor is a large house set in parkland with a lake, originally built in the early 18th century, with extensions added in the early 19th century and alterations made in the mid and late 20th century. The materials used include part painted brick and mostly painted render, topped with low pitched slate roofs.

The house has a rectangular plan with cross-wing extensions at each end and a service extension to the east. It stands two storeys high, although most chimneys have been removed, leaving only three. The exterior features a plinth, a dentilled moulded cornice, and a parapet. Sash windows with glazing bars are present throughout.

The entrance front, facing north, has a pedimented centre section with five bays, and segmental pediments above the two outer windows on the ground floor. The central three bays slightly project and feature a pedimented Doric porch, a triglyph frieze, a mutule cornice, and a pediment. Each side of the centre section has a three-bay projecting cross-wing with single bay returns, and there are pediments over the ground floor windows. The pediments and porch were added in the late 20th century.

The south front, which faces the garden, has four canted bays, each containing three windows, with recessed sections between of two, one, and one bay. The house is attractively located at the end of an avenue lined with beech trees.