Chantry House And Attached Outbuildings

Chantry House and attached outbuildings date from the mid-18th century, with later alterations and the incorporation of 15th-century structures. The house was enlarged and refronted in the early 19th century, with further changes in the 20th century. The outbuildings, originally a cruck-framed structure, were encased in red brick and stone in the 18th and 19th centuries, with 20th-century modifications. The house is built of red brick with brick and stone dressings, and has a plain tile roof with brick gable stacks, one external on the west. It has a double range plan: a three-story 18th-century range to the north and a two-story early 19th-century range to the south.

The south front features a stone plinth, rusticated stone quoins, a plain sill band to the first floor, and a moulded cornice with a blocking course. A central moulded doorcase, with a re-used 18th-century cornice that projects on consoles, frames a full-height glazing bar sash window. Similar sashes flank the door, each set beneath rusticated wedge lintels with double keystones. Windows are also located above the lintels. The west gable has an 18th-century section with brick bands and casement windows in flat brick arches. A pedimented doorcase on the ground floor is a 20th-century addition. The north elevation, facing the street, incorporates two early 20th-century additions and a mix of 20th-century casements and glazing bar sashes.

Attached to the east side, the outbuildings present a plain north elevation, with double plank doors at the east end and two casement windows to the west, along with a gabled half dormer above.

Inside the house, reeded early 19th-century architraves surround the doors, and a dogleg stick baluster staircase features column newel posts. The interior of the outbuildings reveals three cruck trusses with crossed ridges, staggered purlins, and high collars.