Montague House

SP9978 16/154 23/05/67

THRAPSTON CHANCERY LANE (West side) Montague House and No.3/5

(Formerly listed as Montague House, Old Tyles, Fair or Chancery Lane)

GV II

Town house, now offices and surgery. C17 origins, mid C18 and mid C19. Squared coursed limestone and brick with Collyweston slate, Welsh slate and concrete tile roofs. Originally probably 3-unit plan, then U-shaped. 2 storeys and attic. 6-window range of irregularly spaced unhorned sash windows with glazing bars, all under wood lintels. C20 six-panel door to right of centre has moulded stone architrave and plain entablature with cornice over. C19 six-panel door to far right, is now part-glazed and has C20 wooden hood over. 3 flat-topped roof dormers, that to left has leaded casement with crown glass. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers and brick stacks at ridge and end. No.3/5 is painted and has a concrete tile roof. Mid C19 brick extension attached to right of No.3/5 is a 2-window range at first floor and 3-window range at ground floor of sash windows with glazing bars under shallow brick heads. Centre window was originally a door. Rear elevation has 2 C18 projecting gabled wings and C19 additions. Sash windows similar to front elevation, under wood lintels; some first floor windows are early examples of sashes with wide glazing bars. Interior of Montague House has C18 staircase with quarter landing and 3 turned balusters per tread. Fielded panelled dado in entrance hall. Interior of No.3/5 has remains of open fireplace with bressumer to left of entrance and evidence of external corner of original house before C18 wings added to rear. Said to have been home of Sir John Washington who was a C17 Mayor of Thrapston and ancestor of George Washington. His arms, now in the Church of St. James (q.v.), are said to have come from this building.

Listing NGR: SP9957478702