Binghill House, Milltimber

Circa 1840 core with substantial 1885-1889 additions and alterations and 1900 billiard room extension. 2-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay multi-gabled house with single storey billiard room addition to west. The building is set in large garden grounds and has a good interior decorative scheme. Coursed rubble with tooled granite dressings. Bargeboards to gables of principal elevation with intricately carved grapevine motif. Reed moulded bargeboards to gables of side and rear elevation. Steps leading to main entrance with sidelights and fanlight all set under gabled timber porch supporting on octagonal columns with grapevine motif to capitals, and wrought iron finial with leaf motif. Advanced gable to left with large round arched multi-pane window at ground floor, corbelled oriel window and cill course at 1st floor. Central gabled dormer. Ball finials to gables (some to principal elevation now missing). 1900 billiard room addition to west elevation with 5-light mullioned and transomed bay window and door at centre under bracketed gable. Pair of gables breaking wallhead to west elevation of billiard room and canted rear (north) wall. East elevation with a full-height canted and corniced bay to left. Row of single storey outbuildings to rear.

Predominantly 15-pane over single pane in timber sash and case windows. Predominantly 12-pane glazing to rear. Grey slate roof. Wide end stacks with clay cans.

The interior was seen in 2014 and has high quality plasterwork and intricately carved timber fixtures and fittings to the principal rooms dating to the 1880s. The entrance hall has fluted pilasters detailing to picture rail, panelled ceiling and some timber panelling; timber mantelpiece with carved overmantel incorporating cupboards; dog leg staircase with elaborately turned timber balusters, moulded handrail and carved newel post; leaded and stained glass window at first landing. The drawing room has a mantelpiece with fluted pilasters and bracketed mantelshelf, panelled walls, decorative cornice and plaster ceiling with elaborate geometric pattern. The billiard room has timber panelling to dado, timber fireplace set in full width inglenook to rear, and deep moulded cornice and coombed ceiling. 1st floor bedroom with decorative mantelpiece incorporating glazed tile inset and egg, dart and foliage cornice. Plain cornice and timber fireplaces to attic rooms. Basement with brick wine cellar and perforated grills to doors of storerooms.