Description

THORNBURY CASTLE STREET
4/10
ST 6390 (east side)
21.9.52. No 52, The Chantry
(formerly listed as The
Chantry)
II

Late C16/early C17, altered and extended in C18 and further extended in 1970's.
Elevation to Castle Street: Rendered pantiled roofs behind parapet and moulded
cornice. Rendered and brick stacks. Main block: 2 storeys and attic in coped gable
end. 2 glazing bar sashes in original southern part (plus 2 cusped arch-headed
windows in gable); 1 in C18 extension to south (2 on ground floor). Setback 2 storey,
2 window wing with tripped double Roman tile, further to south is C20. South/garden
elevation: formerly main facade. 2 storeys. 3 windows, glazing bar sashes and
2-light mullion and transom to east. C19 conservatory on ground floor to right which
is entered through 4-centred arch stone doorway with quatrefoil and dagger decoration
in spandrels, all under hood mould. (Possibly reused from Thornbury Castle).
Interior
Roof of original (north) part - collar beam trusses with two rows of curved
windbraces.
First floor, north-east room: ogee moulded beam; panelled room of small square
panels; open scroll catches on windows. C18 wing to south has fielded panel doors
under 4-centre arch lintels. Ground floor, north-east room: panelled with small
square panels; moulded beams; 4 centred-arch, moulded stone fireplace with good inlaid
oak Jacobean surround and overmantel. North-west room: elaborate double ogee, moulded
beams and wall plate.

Listing NGR: ST6354790423

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599168

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)