House, now Conservative Club. Late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Built for T.C. Bigge (1734-94). Sandstone ashlar; graduated Lakeland slate roof. Two storeys. Inserted sash window in central Tuscan porch. Sash windows, those on first floor renewed. Dentilled broken pediment over central three bays, and dentilled eaves gutter cornice; floating cornice above central window. Wing set back at left has tripartite windows, transomed on ground and sashed at first floors. Half-glazed central door with large overlight in linking section, which has renewed sash windows and an early twentieth century dormer. Hipped roof with ashlar chimneys. Interior damaged by fire. Shop inserted in rear of first bay (see HER 7269). Includes establishment to the west - a former mineral water factory {1}. William Bigge II was appointed High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1750. His son, Thomas Charles (born 1739) was High Sheriff in 1771. His son Charles William was High Sheriff in 1802. In 1908 Benton House became the home of Benton Golf Club. The golf course is now built over by housing. In 1949 it became Benton Conservative Club.

Shop. A twentieth century shop front inserted into the west wing of the eighteenth and nineteenth century Benton House (HER 7270). Wood shop front, ashlar above. Graduated Westmorland slate roof. Two storeys. Wide architrave to shop under classical-style fascia. Renewed sashes at first floor under pedimented gable. Was Vogue Hair Stylists, now Simmz Deli.

House, later university hall of residence, now 4 flats and 1 house. Mid eighteenth century with nineteenth century alterations and extensions. Ashlar with plinth. Graduated Lakeland slate roof. Two storeys. Central broken-pedimented Tuscan doorcase containing renewed door. Sash windows with glazing bars. Wings set back slightly. One storey {1}. Carl Igl (an Austrian inventor) lived here before he moved to Killingworth House {2}.

Vicarage, then Northern Counties Orphanage in twentieth century, later part of Ethel Williams Hall of Residence, now 2 dwellings. Circa 1734 for Charles Hayton (vicar 1734-1743), c.1757 entrance hall and dining room. Coursed irregularly-squared sandstone; Welsh slate roof with flat stone gable coping. Ashlar chimneys. Two storeys and attics. Renewed door with overlight in flat stone surround. Plain narrow sash windows; flat stone lintels and sills. Two later dormers. Interior shows panelled room at front left with plain bracketed chimney piece. Ceiling concealed by inserted ceiling. Lugged pedimented architrave to door of rear room. Partly replaced ramped handrail to stair. Some 2-panelled cupboard doors and internal shutters {1}. A large rambling house with ample accommodation for official visitors. Owned by Newcastle University since 1944.

Farmhouse, now flats. Late seventeenth century or early eighteenth. Coursed squared sandstone with plinth. Welsh slate roof with two brick chimneys. Two storeys. Central renewed door with overlight. Renewed sashes. Stone lintels carved in imitation of voussoirs. Return gables have large irregular blocks forming low parapets to steeply-pitched roof.

House. Late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. Coursed squared red sandstone with quoins. Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings and two ashlar chimneys. Two storeys. Central 4-panelled door with ornamental overlight. Projecting stone lintels to door and to sash windows. Projecting stone sills. Paired wooden eaves gutter brackets; renewed gutter. This was the residence of the Punshon family.

House. Mid eighteenth century with twentieth century alterations. Coursed squared sandstone, some mottled pink, with quoins. Welsh slate roof with brick chimneys. Two storeys with one storey extension to right. Central renewed door. Stone lintels. All windows renewed sashes of nineteenth century type. Gabled dormer.

Farmhouse, now house. Dated 1725 on lintel. Coursed squared sandstone. Pantiled roof with brick chimneys. Two storeys. Central boarded door under large stone lintel with inscription DP (Deborah Potts) 1725 in shield. Lintels of ground floor windows carved in imitation of voussoirs. Flat stone lintels to smaller first floor windows. Late nineteenth century sash windows. No sills. Low gable parapets formed by large stepped blocks.

Church hall. Circa 1869. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings, plinth and quoins. Welsh slate roof with ornamental red ridge tiles. One storey. Renewed door in arched surround. Sloping sills to paired lancet windows. Listed partly for group value with Church of St. John the Evangelist.

Gate piers, gates, overthrow, walls and railings. 1869, possibly by E. Bassett Keeling. Piers and walls - snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings. Tall square piers with plinths, with crescents (emblem of Dukes of Northumberland) carved on each side. Walls have chamfered coping. Gates - bands of cast iron geometric tracery on spike-headed wrought iron standards and dog bars. Railings have spiked standards and triple spear-headed principals. Listed for group value with the church.