Remains Of St Marys Vicarage (The Chantry Building)

The remains of St Mary's Vicarage, also known as The Chantry Building, are likely from the 14th century but have undergone significant alterations over time. It is believed to have originally been constructed to house the Dean or one of the Canons of the College of the Annunciation of St Mary, which was dissolved in 1547. The building became St Mary's Vicarage in the late 17th century. Before its near demolition in 1949, it was a three-storey stone house with three window bays, featuring a slate gable-ended roof, rectangular window openings with wood mullions and transoms, and leaded panes. Currently, only the ground floor remains, which consists of coursed masonry and is rectangular in plan. It has a central pointed archway with a rectangular window on each side, and 19th-century fenestration with four-centred headed lights. The other elevations are patched with modern brickwork.