Cantorist House

CHILDREY CHURCH ROW SU3687 (North side) 12/50 Cantorist House 24/11/66

GV II

House. Late C17 left wing and central range with earlier C17 right wing. Left and central wings built of chalk rubble brought to course, rendered front to left wing; limestone dressings and brick quoins to central blocks; right wing has C20 mock timber-framing with brick infill, this being a replacement of the original timber frame, and has C18 chalk and brick to right side wall. Stone slate roof to left wing, tiled to central and right wings; brick stacks. Central hall block flanked by side wings. 2-storey side wings, 1 1/2 storey central block, 3-window range. Plain pointed arch of c.1900 with splayed architrave over plank door to left side of central block. Right wing has four-light C20 window. Central block has flat brick arches over two mullioned and transomed 4-light windows of c.1900 divided by central buttress: rear elevation has hipped dormers flanking central gabled projection of c.1900 with 6-light mullioned and transomed windows. Front of left wing has projecting gable end stack; 3-window range to left side all of timber lintels over original 3-light leaded casements, 2 restored; right side has timber lintel over blocked ribbed door, 2-window range has one original 3-light leaded casement and similar C20 casments. Hipped roof to right, gabled to left; ridge, end and lateral stacks. Interior: right side wing retains 3-bay queen- strut roof with butt purlins; to right of entrance to central block is keyed arch opening to main room, open to roof with middle truss of C17 queen-post roof with clasped purlins removed; Edwardian fireplace in French Gothic style and carved heads of c.1900 flank rear square bay; carved ornament to ends of all lintels. Left wing has straight-flight and quarter-turn stairs of c.1900; chamfered and stopped beams and chamfered bressumer over open fireplace in rear room, and full set of chamfered and stopped beams with C17 stone fireplace in front room; chamfered and stopped beams to first floor, marble fireplace of c.1900 to rear wall and stone C17 fireplace to front room; 4-bay queen-strut and collar-truss with butt purlins. To rear of left wing is 2-storey block of c.1800: Flemish bond brick, original rainwater goods, tiled roof.

Listing NGR: SU3602887773