The Chanter's House is a Grade II* listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1952. A Medieval House. 9 related planning applications.
The Chanter's House
- WRENN ID
- patient-transept-briar
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1952
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Chanter's House, the College, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1DQ
- OS grid reference
- SY 097 956
- Coordinates
- 50.75319, -3.28036
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chanter’s House dates from the time of the College, though little of the original structure remains. The building is largely defined by substantial brick additions designed by Butterfield, which extend to a third storey and incorporate elements from the 18th century.
The south-facing elevation has two storeys and five windows. A prominent central Doric porch features tall columns and a radial bar fanlight above the entrance. The windows are fitted with glazing bars. The central section, formerly Heath’s Court, includes a dining room used as a convention room by Cromwell in 1645. Fairfax stayed at the house from October to December of that year. Surviving features of the original Precentor’s house include some walls and painted beams. The property retains historical connections to the Coleridge family, one of whom served as Lord Chief Justice.
Local climate
The Chanter's House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 9 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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