Zealys House

Zealy’s House is an early 18th-century house in Chippenham. It is a building of group value. Constructed with Flemish-bond red brick, it has ashlar dressings and a hipped stone slate roof with red brick stacks to the returns, along with a similar roof to the central dormer. The building has a double-depth plan.

The exterior is symmetrical, with a 5-window front, and is two storeys with an attic and basement. A coved eaves cornice conceals the gutter. The windows are 9/6-pane sashes, some with old glass. Ground-floor windows have cornices, and those on the first floor have architraves that die into the eaves cornice. The central first-floor window has a moulded archivolt with a mask to the keystone, moulded imposts, and radiating glazing bars to the top sash. Steps lead to a tall, pedimented doorcase with scrolled brackets, a moulded architrave, and a 3-pane overlight above a raised-and-fielded 6-panel door. A plaque reads "Jn Zealy surgeon." The ashlar plinth is rough to the lower courses.

The rear of the house has a symmetrical 5-window range with a mezzanine staircase window. The basement and ground floors feature 3- and 5-light mullioned windows, and there are timber 5-light mullioned dormers.

The interior is not documented in detail but is known to include an original staircase and some panelled rooms. Zealy’s House is a fine early 18th-century town house, notable for its early use of brick in this region.