The Chantry is a Grade II listed building in the Chesterfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1966. A Medieval House. 1 related planning application.

The Chantry

WRENN ID
forgotten-minaret-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield MP: Mr Toby Perkins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1966
Type
House
Period
Medieval
Address
The Chantry, 39, High Street, Staveley
OS grid reference
SK 432 748
Coordinates
53.26857, -1.35259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chantry is a medieval building located on the west side of High Street, dating back to around the 13th century. It is believed to have been a chantry established by the Frecheville family or possibly a chapel founded by the Musard family, although this has been debated. The structure is made of stone rubble and consists of two storeys, featuring a gabled end facing the road, and one storey plus an attic to the right, which includes one stone dormer. The windows are plain sashes, arranged in an irregular pattern, and the roof is covered with old stone slabs.

Inside, there are signs of substantial timbering, especially in the roof, where the timbers are spaced unusually. A thorough understanding of the building's architectural significance would require some partial removal of later additions. In 1904, several skeletons were discovered on the site. At the time of the survey, the building was unoccupied and in need of significant repairs.

Local climate

The Chantry receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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