The Chantry is a Grade II listed building in the Reigate and Banstead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 November 1977. House.

The Chantry

WRENN ID
tattered-flue-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Constituency
Reigate MP: Rebecca Paul (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 November 1977
Type
House
Address
The Chantry, Cronks Hill
OS grid reference
TQ 264 494
Coordinates
51.23018, -0.19078
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chantry is a building dated 1858, marked by the initials J F (the builder's initials) in a quartrefoil on a plaque located on the easternmost of the three gabled bays that make up the front. The building features a one-storey front, with the larger central bay containing an attic, while the back rises to two storeys due to the sloping hill, where the basement is of full height. The walls are made of polygonal Reigate stone with window voussoirs. The roof has a banded pattern with decorative ridge tiles, bargeboards, and finials. There is a central pointed arched doorway with double doors and a variety of windows. The house was previously known as Furze Hill House and was built for the painter Samuel Palmer by his father-in-law. He was the first occupant and lived there until his death in 1881, during which time he created illustrations for Milton's works. The house is listed for this historical significance.

Local climate

The Chantry receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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