Campion House

Campion House is a Grade II listed house located on Standen Street in Benenden. It dates from the late 15th century and features an open hall with a service end, along with a 16th-century solar and chamber added to the left. An early to mid-19th century extension has been added to the rear right. The building is timber-framed, with the right side having red brick on the ground floor and close-studding with plaster infill above. The left side showcases square panels of timber-framing and is tile hung. The steeply pitched old tiled roof is topped with a late 16th-century brick chimneystack.

The L-shaped building has two storeys and attics, with four windows, primarily featuring 20th-century casements and a 20th-century brick porch. The early to mid-19th century extension at the rear is red brick and tile hung at the front, with red brick and weatherboarding at the rear, and includes four lattice casement windows. Originally, this extension was a smoke bay for the open hall, which has since been replaced by an early 17th-century fireplace with a wooden bressumer and spice cupboards. The parlour contains a late 16th-century open fireplace with a moulded bressumer and rose carving.

Inside, there are remains of shutter grooves from the original windows, and the first floor features an octagonal crown post with four head braces, remnants of the smoke bay, and pargetting. The 16th-century wing includes jowled posts and a roof supported by collar beams and butt purlins, which have chamfers and run-out stops. There is also a late 16th-century chamber fireplace and a two-plank door.