Chantry House is a Grade II* listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 1950. Chantry house.

Chantry House

WRENN ID
night-quartz-smoke
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Country
England
Date first listed
5 January 1950
Type
Chantry house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 03/08/2018

SK 5804 SW 2/113A

THE NEWARKE (North Side) Chantry House (Newarke Houses Museum)

(Formerly listed under Castle View)

5.1.50

GV II* Circa 1511, three storey stone rubble building with ashlar quoins and windows, slate roof with gable ends. Founded by William Wigston as chantry for two priests. Restored.

Three storeys, four windows, all renewed two-light moulded stone mullion casements rectangular heads with moulded labels, leaded panes. Also renewed central stone doorway with Tudor arch fanlight and label. Two buttresses up to second storey. Moulded stone string at second floor level. Moulded brick cornice. Staircase tower at rear.

Interior: ground floor four-centred arch stone fireplace, close-set timber studding to partition wall. Reconstructed stone newel staircase at rear. First floor two-centred chamfered arch stone fireplace. A.M.

Skeffington House, the Iron Gates, Chantry House and Newarke Wall together with all listed buildings in Castle Street, Castle Yard and Castle View form a group.

Listing NGR: SK5834204099

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