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The Chantry

A Grade II* Listed Building in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0522 / 51°3'7"N

Longitude: -2.6788 / 2°40'43"W

OS Eastings: 352519

OS Northings: 128309

OS Grid: ST525283

Mapcode National: GBR MM.G14D

Mapcode Global: FRA 568B.Q6R

Plus Code: 9C3V382C+VF

Entry Name: The Chantry

Listing Date: 17 April 1959

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1056733

English Heritage Legacy ID: 262857

ID on this website: 101056733

Location: Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, TA11

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: The Charltons

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 October 2023 to update the name and address, remove superfluous source details from text and to reformat the text to current standards

ST52NW
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CHARLTON MACKRELL CP
WEST CHARLTON (south side)
The Chantry

(Formerly listed as The Old Cottage)

17.4.59

GV
II*
Pair of cottages. C16 and later. Local lias stone cut and squared, with Ham stone dressings; clay pantiles to north, plain clay tiles over stone slate base courses to south, between coped gables; brick and stone chimney stacks. Two storeys, four bays. north elevation has to lower bays one and two hollow chamfer mullioned windows of four and two four centre arched-lights with incised spandrels, set in recesses; in upper-bay two a wave-mould mullioned window adapted to take C19 wood casements to match remainder of elevation. On south elevation further three-light mullioned window-bay four, and to-bay three projecting stairwell, otherwise C19 and C20 casement windows, and doors under open tiled porches.

Interiors contain much of interest: the east cottage has deep moulded ceiling beams forming three bays x three bays, with some moulded boarded partitions and early doors; timber cambered-arched beam to fireplace in east wall flanked by unusual C16-panelling with poppyhead finials to door jambs; cambered arched doorway to circular elm staircase; in attic above more C16/C17 boarded partitions and doors. west cottage has circular stone staircase in south east corner, adjoining a low cambered-arched timber beam fireplace; chamfered crossbeams and traces of a jointed cruck truss carried to ground.

Believed to be the Chantry House mentioned in 1588, and dating from earlier that century in part; the Chantry itself was dissolved in 1548.

Listing NGR: ST5251928309

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