Listed Building: BENTON END HOUSE (277783)

1. 1161 RAYDON ROAD Benton End House (Formerly listed as Benton End Farm Layham Road) TM 04 SW 1/163 26.4.50. II* 2. C16 and later, 2 storeys and attics, timber framed and plastered, roofs tiled. Front wings extend North and South, and wing at back extends East. The front has been largely altered and includes C18 features. There are 3 gabled attic dormers. 3 window range, flush frame, sash. Upper storey projects. Large, shouldered, chimney at either end. The central doorcase has flat hood on scroll brackets. At North end of front is an octagonal brick pier with pointed cap. The East wing has a brick gable with octagonal flank piers, coping and chimney stack with 2 octagonal shafts (moulded bases). The timber framing is exposed and there is some brick nogging. Interior features. Architect said to be Sir Peter Cheyney. Listing NGR: TM0334341357