Listed Building: BENSTEAD FARMHOUSE (282172)

METTINGHAM LOW ROAD TM 39 SE 1/21 Benstead Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. Late C16. Timber-framed, encased in brick, mostly colourwashed; plastered gables, that to the left with applied timbering. Slated roof. 2 storeys and attic. 3-cell form with cross-passage entry. 3 windows, mid C20 3-light casements without glazing bars under segmental arches; half-glazed entrance door. Internal stack. The main components of the frame are visible in the upper rooms, and in the hall plain joists are exposed. Original stairs removed. The roof structure has been renewed and a lower parallel rear wing added in common brick, both perhaps c.1900 Listing NGR: TM3646590936