Chapel Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 May 1953. A C16 Ancillary building.
Chapel Cottage
- WRENN ID
- errant-roof-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 May 1953
- Type
- Ancillary building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chapel Cottage is an ancillary building of uncertain purpose, dating from the 16th century and altered in the 18th and 19th centuries. It features a mix of plastered brick and timber framing, with some areas weatherboarded, and is roofed with handmade red clay tiles. The building has two bays facing northwest and originally extended further to the southwest. To the left, there is a garage with a lean-to tiled roof. The structure stands two storeys high with attics.
On the ground floor, there is one two-light window with a roll-moulded wooden mullion and rectangular leaded panes, along with a group of three original windows made of plastered brick, featuring segmental-pointed heads, recessed spandrels, and vertical iron bars. The entrance has a plain boarded door, and there are no front windows on the first floor. Original sprockets are visible below the eaves.
The rear wall includes an original wooden doorway with a four-centred head and recessed spandrels. The right return wall has inserted timber framing clad with weatherboarding. Inside, the building boasts richly moulded transverse and axial beams. While it is believed to have been built by Serjeant William Bendlowes, the local tradition that it served as a chapel is historically dubious and not supported by the building's characteristics. It remains a possibility that it was constructed for some institutional purpose or as a dower house.
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- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1995
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