(Part 4, Chapter 2, Section 11) ( Bk. Index )

[ Some Other Notable Houses and Properties ]

11. The Old House [and Bennington House]


The Old HouseBennington House

The Old House (left) and Bennington House (right), High Street

LISTED BUILDINGS REGISTER ENTRY (The Old House)
C18. Two storeys. Three windows. Faced with flints with red brick dressing, quoins and stringcourse. Hipped tiled roof. Casement windows. Casement windows with solid wood end shutters.

LISTED BUILDINGS REGISTER ENTRY (Bennington House)
Early C19 house, altered since. Two storeys. Three windows. Painted brick. Hipped tiled roof. Glazing bars missing. Two bays on ground floor. Later C19 doorway.

 

Site Plan from the 1839 Tithe Map
The old House is located in Plot No 429 on the south side of the Street at Weavers Hill junction. Bennington House in Plot No. 427 adjoins it on the west side.  

1839 Tithe Map