The Chantry is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1950. House.
The Chantry
- WRENN ID
- silent-quoin-merlin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 1950
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Chantry, 128, South Street, Bridport
- OS grid reference
- SY 465 924
- Coordinates
- 50.72895, -2.75818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chantry is a building likely dating from the 14th or 15th century, previously known as the "Prior's House," but more accurately identified as the residence of a chantry priest. It is a two-storey house constructed from stone rubble, featuring a projecting two-storey porch wing at the front. The porch has a pointed arch, although the arch head has been renewed. Most of the windows are from the 19th century, and the building has modern tiles. The gable ends are topped with stone copings, and there is a projecting course of stone slabs at cornice level. Inside, there are notable features such as a fireplace opening with a shouldered arch and another with a moulded four-centred lintel. The Chantry is part of a group with Nos 86 to 148 (even) and Nos 1 to 6 St Mary's Place.
Local climate
The Chantry receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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