Beechfield House

Beechfield House is a house built around 1794 to 1799, constructed from ashlar stone and featuring a low-pitched slate hipped roof with two rear wall stacks. The main range has a formal three-storey front with five windows, a raised plinth, sill bands on the ground and first floors, a moulded cornice, and a parapet. The central bay slightly projects. The attic windows have six panes, while the other windows have twelve panes, with the ground floor windows being longer. There is a French window in the centre of the first floor.

A central projecting ashlar porch is enclosed with Doric angle pilasters, a moulded cornice, and a small iron railing above. The broad central arch features a large traceried fanlight above a six-panel door and sidelights, with pilasters on either side. Each end wall has a full-height three-window bow.

To the north-west, there is a two-storey service wing that includes a cornice, parapet, ridge stack, and a stack at the north end. This wing has two twelve-pane upper sash windows, and the ground floor has a sash window paired with a door and another pair of sashes, all in raised moulded surrounds.

The north-east rear wing, dating from the mid to late 19th century, is three storeys high with two windows and has moulded architraves on the attic and first floor windows. There is also a two-storey, one-window addition beyond this wing.

Inside, the house features moulded plaster borders on the main ceilings, a central open-well staircase with a skylight above, and plain balusters. Beechfield House was built on the site of a 17th-century house called Leyceters, which was demolished around 1794. The present house was constructed for Reverend J.L. Willis. It was later owned by Sir G. Goldney M.P. (1814-1900) and Sir F.H. Goldney (1846-1920).