Description

The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 March 2017.

TM 27 SW,
5/45

HORHAM,
CHAPEL LANE,
Chapel House

II

House, probably once a farmhouse. Early C17. Single-storey flat-roofed wing
to east added c.1972 for the composer Benjamin Britten, and his partner
Peter Pears, who owned the house for many years prior to his death in 1976.
Timber framed, encased in colourwashed brick. Pantiled roof. 2 storeys and
attic. 2-cell, lobby entry type with a central stack. South front has 2 windows,
standard small-paned casements under segmental arches. Small C20 lean-to porch with side door; within the porch is a half-glazed 4-panel door. The main entrance is now to the north. The frame is partly exposed internally, with reverse-curved braces
and original window openings. Both ground-floor rooms have bridging beams
with nicked stop-chamfers, the joists concealed. Newel stairs, the attic
flight original. The roof has a single row of clasped purlins and cranked
wind braces.

Listing NGR: TM2214671478

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283954

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990