Description

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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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17553798

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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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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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)