Chantry House
CHANTRY HOUSE, CHURCH AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1047033
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Chantry House
- Statutory Address:
- CHANTRY HOUSE, CHURCH AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1047033
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Chantry House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHANTRY HOUSE, CHURCH AVENUE
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:
- CHANTRY HOUSE, CHURCH AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Henley-on-Thames
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 76293 82693
Details
1. CHURCH AVENUE 5355 (East Side) Chantry House
SU 7582 1/55 25.1.51.
I GV
2. Circa 1400. Chantry Cottage (No 20, Thameside) forms the lower storey of Chantry House but the whole is one timber framed building. Rectangular shape. East side, 3 storeys, west, 2 storeys. Plaster infilling to substantial wall framing. Western ground floor with brick infilling and moulded bressumer above. 4 windows, casements with modern leaded glazing. Reproduction door to original Tudor doorway with spandrels. Eastern side has similar fenestration but 3 early small 4 light windows with early leaded glazing on top floor. Projecting 2 storey gabled wing. Later ground floor, gabled porch. Interior has exposed timbering with roof structure exposed on upper floor.
The surface of the lane forms part of a group with Nos 1 to 7 (consec) Chantry House and Chantry Cottage, No 20 Thameside, Nos 8 to 20 (consec), the Brewery Buildings No 86A New Street and St Mary's Parish Church, Hart Street.
Listing NGR: SU7629082689
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 246067
- 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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