Description

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SE 2678-2778
10/53

WEST TANFIELD
CHURCH STREET (south side)
Chantry Cottage

5.5.52

GV
II
House. C13, C17 and C18 with later alterations. Ashlar, rubblestone, pantile roof. Two storeys, five bays. Street frontage of one storey, main front to river.

River front: to right a C13 chamfered pointed-arched stone doorway with board door. To its left two side-sliding sashes set in C17 moulded and chamfered surrounds; one to right formerly had two mullions, that to left had one mullion. Left-hand bay breaks forward and forms gabled wing with quoins. Small square opening in stone surround to ground floor. Above a large early C20 casement forms the gable. Four twelve-pane first floor casements to right, apart from small two-pane casement inserted between two left-hand windows.

History: the bottom half of the house is what remains of a medieval chantry, the pointed-arched door is shared with Chantry House Cottage (qv).

Listing NGR: SE2685578741

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26493899

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide