Hendred House And St Amands Chapel

Hendred House and St Amand’s Chapel is a manor house, likely dating from the early 15th century, with 18th-century and 19th-century additions. The central portion is rendered over stone rubble and timber framing, while the additions to the left and right are rendered over brick. The roof is complex, with old plain tiles, and there are various brick stacks. Originally a double-ended hall house, the building now has a 2-storey, 4-bay central range flanked by 2-storey cross-wings to the left and right. A single-storey and attic cross-wing has been added to the right, and a 2-storey and attic cross-wing to the left.

The main entrance is a 20th-century five-panel door set within a 20th-century surround of Doric pilasters and a cornice. The central range features 12-pane unhorned sash windows with hood-moulds on the ground floor. The cross-wing to the right has three tall 8-pane unhorned sash windows with hood-moulds on the ground floor, and a tripartite unhorned sash with glazing bars and a hood mould to the first floor. The left cross-wing addition has 12-pane unhorned sashes to all openings, except for a 9-pane sash to the gable end, all with hood-moulds. The right-hand addition includes a tripartite unhorned sash with glazing bars and a hood-mould to the ground floor, and a 12-pane unhorned sash with a hood-mould to the gable end. The central cross-gables have 19th-century blind fretwork bargeboards.

Inside, the central hall is double-height and 4 bays, with a central hammer-beam roof truss and arch-braced collar trusses with two rows of arched wind braces. The 15th-century hall fireplace has a stone surround with a 4-centred arch and panelled frieze. A probably 19th-century straight-flight staircase and gallery are also present in the hall. Blocked wood mullion windows are visible on the first floor.

Attached to the rear of the right cross-wing is a chapel, likely dating from the 14th century with later remodelling, featuring coursed clunch rubble side walls, a 19th-century red brick east end wall, and an old plain-tile roof. It has a lancet window on each side wall and a reticulated tracery window to the east end. The manor was held by the Turberville family from the mid-12th century to the early 14th century, then passed to the Arches family and subsequently to the Eyston family in the mid-15th century, who still own it. The chapel is reputed to be one of three built before the Reformation that were never used for Protestant services.