Bentam Hill House

Bentham Hill House is a small country house dating from 1830 to 1832, constructed in the picturesque style by the architect Decimus Burton for Arthur Pott. It is now divided into flats. The house is built of sandstone ashlar with a tiled roof and has an irregular L-shaped plan.

The east front, which serves as the main entrance, has a staggered "L" shape. A lower wing on the left-hand side features a tall pitched roof with a pointed window in the gable. The main block is L-shaped with a canted re-entrant entrance angle. The porch projects into this angle, formed by three sides of an octagon created from three four-centred arches. The south front features three windows, and a gable to the right has decorative bargeboards, a pendant and a finial. A pointed window in the gable at the second storey is accompanied by an uncarved shield above. The east front has a projecting chimney breast on the left, with a window on either side on the ground floor, each featuring a tiled weatherhood. Segment-headed windows are set directly into the chimney breast on the first floor and paired stacks are present. A gable is positioned to the right. The north front rises over three storeys due to the sharply sloping ground, with a basement built out to create a terrace above. There are three small gables, with a large gable to the left.

No original interior features remain.

This relatively unknown house holds a significant place in the history of late 19th-century domestic architecture, potentially influencing the development of the Olde English style.