Jesus Chapel And Attached House

Jesus Chapel and the attached house, formerly known as Old Chapel House, is a Grade I listed building located in Chapel Square, East Hendred. The chapel dates back to the early 15th century, while the attached priest's house was built in the late 15th century.

The chapel features an ashlar stone plinth and is constructed of ashlar stone with an old plain-tile roof. It has three bays, with a 20th-century plank door leading to a basket-arched doorway that has a moulded surround at the west end. Above this doorway, there is a 2-light stone mullion window with arch-topped lights. The east end of the chapel is adorned with a 3-light window featuring rectilinear tracery and a hood-mould, while the south elevation has a 2-light stone mullion window with cusped lights and a hood mould to the right. Inside, the chapel boasts a 3-bay arch-braced collar truss roof with curved windbraces, a 15th-century screen, and a floored west end.

The attached house has a painted brick ground floor and close-studded timber-framing with rendered infill on the first floor, with the left side likely having a rendered finish over timber-framing. It also has an old plain-tile roof, with a brick end stack to the left and an internal stack to the rear right. The house is two stories high and features three windows across its front. There are plank doors to the left and right of the centre, and the windows are an irregular mix of casements. The right return of the house has a brick ground floor and close-studded timber-framing on the first floor with rendered infill, along with an arched brace to the left. The gable end features a queenpost roof truss. The left return also has a queenpost roof truss with stone rubble infill in the gable end. The interior of the house has not been inspected but is likely to be of interest.