The Chantry
The Chantry, West Charlton, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, TA11 7AL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1056733
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- The Chantry
- Statutory Address:
- The Chantry, West Charlton, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, TA11 7AL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1056733
- Date first listed:
- 17-Apr-1959
- List Entry Name:
- The Chantry
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Chantry, West Charlton, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, TA11 7AL
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, West Charlton, Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, TA11 7AL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- The Charltons
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 52519 28309
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 October 2023 to update the name and address, remove superfluous source details from text and to reformat the text to current standards
ST52NW
5/52
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262857
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1974)
Hamilton, , Long, , Some Account of the Parishes of Charlton Adam and Charlton Mackrell, (1961)
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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