The Chantry
THE CHANTRY, 34, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1036217
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Chantry
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHANTRY, 34, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1036217
- Date first listed:
- 28-Apr-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Mar-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Chantry
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHANTRY, 34, HIGH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHANTRY, 34, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Warminster
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 87319 45154
Details
WARMINSTER HIGH STREET 1. 5411 (North Side) No 34 (The Chantry) [Formerly listed as No 24 (The Chantry)] ST 8745 SW 6/25 28.4.52.
II* GV
2. Circa 1750-60. Possibly by a Longleat estate surveyor/architect. 3 storeys. Recently cleaned Bath stone. Projecting plinth with moulded coping, plain bands at each floor. Small rusticated quoins. Moulded cornice. Plain parapet with moulded coping and old tile roof. Glazing bar sash windows with stone architrave surrounds. Three 3 light windows on 1st floor, with centre light 4 panes high and side lights 3 panes high, (rectangular variation of a venetian window). 2 similar windows under, on ground floor flanking 6 panel central door in Doric surround, of pilasters, triglyph frieze, moulded and bracketed cornice with pediment and with Palladian window over on mezzanine level, with Ionic pilasters framing lights and carrying bolection frieze and moulded and bracketted cornices. Architrave round arch of central light has interlacing "Gothic" glazing pattern. The right hand ground floor window is out of alignment with windows over to allow for secondary entrance in right hand corner now blocked. Early C19 rear extension to north-east with 2 large windows per floor. Interior: fine contemporary oak staircase with 1st floor and landing galleries, ramped sills and panelled dados, 2 balusters per tread. Oak (?) interior joinery to central Ionic Palladian window. Dentil cornice to main hall which has diamond pattern flagged floor. This building is not unlike Byne House (church Street) and Dilton Vale Farmhouse (Westbury).
Listing NGR: ST8731945154
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 312929
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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