Richmond House And Attached Chapel, Walls And Railings

CHARD

ST3108 HIGH STREET 756-1/3/110 (South side) 29/07/76 No.61 Richmond House and attached chapel, walls and railings (Formerly Listed as: HIGH STREET (South side) No.61 including wall attached on right)

GV II

House. Early C19. Painted roughcast probably over limestone rubble; slate roof, stepped stone coping to brick stack to right gable end; ridge stack to inside at left range. Double-depth plan, with 3-window range to right, constitute a symmetrical central-staircase house. 2 storeys, 4-window range. 6-panel door between canted bays with margin pane glazing and 8/8-pane sashes to first-floor. The left bay has a 6/6-pane sash to ground floor and an enlarged early C20 three-light casement above. INTERIOR: close open-well open-storey staircase with swept pine handrail and stick balusters; late C19 four-panel doors. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: spearheaded railings and working gate; low brick wall with rounded brick capping to front, high rubblestone wall to rear left return with gate, attached to small chapel in the garden. CHAPEL: early C19, windows enlarged late C19 with 2/2-pane sashes with margin panes and pointed arch window to south end. INTERIOR is entirely lined with horizontal tongued-and-grooved boarding. Used now as games room and garage, with C20 garage door to left.

Listing NGR: ST3188508542