Chantry House

Chantry House is a house dating back to the 16th century, with early 18th-century additions and substantial alterations in the mid-19th century, executed in a Tudor style. It is constructed of ashlar stone to the main front, with a plain low 18th-century band; the other elevations are of red brick and stone rubble. Vestiges of square panel timber framing remain visible within the interior. The steeply pitched plain tile roof has stone coped gables with moulded kneelers, and 19th-century ashlar ridge, gable, and side wall stacks. A short section of moulded 18th-century stone cornice sits between the gables.

The house is two storeys plus attics, and four bays wide. A gabled porch with a four-centred arched doorcase and dripmould obscures an early 18th-century moulded doorcase, which itself contains a panelled door with a moulded keystone. To the east of the porch is a 19th-century two-light recessed and chamfered mullion window, set within a blocked early 18th-century window with a moulded surround and keystone. An adjacent three-light window is similarly designed. To the west of the porch is a 19th-century bay window with a three-light recessed and chamfered cross window to the front, topped with a moulded cornice and blocking course. A tall recessed and chamfered 19th-century cross window, set in a re-used 18th-century moulded surround with keystone, breaks through the first floor band. Above, to the east, are three 19th-century recessed and chamfered two-light cross windows with dripmoulds; the easternmost window breaks into the first floor band. A small two-light recessed and chamfered mullion window is set high on the west side. To the east of the cross windows, three gabled half dormers feature; the two eastern dormers have windows similar to those below, while the western dormer is larger, with a three-light window and a stone shield above its gable. A smaller gable with a side wall stack sits to the west. All windows are fitted with single-pane casements or fixed lights. A further early 18th-century moulded doorcase is located on the rear elevation.

Inside, a tall, mid-19th-century room to the west has a panelled ceiling and cornice. A re-used Elizabethan overmantle adorns the fireplace. There is an 18th-century staircase with knopped balusters, and an eastern room has large oak ceiling beams and a large inglenook fireplace with a stone surround. The lintel above the fireplace is inscribed ‘AD 1673’ and appears to be a reused feature. Both the central bedroom and basement reveal areas of exposed square panel timber framing, indicating the existence of an earlier house on the site.