Montague House
3-5, CHANCERY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265795
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Montague House
- Statutory Address:
- 3-5, CHANCERY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1265795
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Montague House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 3-5, CHANCERY LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- MONTAGUE HOUSE, CHANCERY LANE
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:
- 3-5, CHANCERY LANE
- Statutory Address:
- MONTAGUE HOUSE, CHANCERY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Thrapston
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 99574 78702
Details
SP9978
16/154
23/05/67
THRAPSTON
CHANCERY LANE
(West side)
Montague House and No.3/5
(Formerly listed as Montague House, Old Tyles, Fair or Chancery Lane)
GV II
Town house, now offices and surgery. C17 origins, mid C18 and mid C19. Squared
coursed limestone and brick with Collyweston slate, Welsh slate and concrete
tile roofs. Originally probably 3-unit plan, then U-shaped. 2 storeys and attic.
6-window range of irregularly spaced unhorned sash windows with glazing bars,
all under wood lintels. C20 six-panel door to right of centre has moulded stone
architrave and plain entablature with cornice over. C19 six-panel door to far
right, is now part-glazed and has C20 wooden hood over. 3 flat-topped roof
dormers, that to left has leaded casement with crown glass. Ashlar gable
parapets and kneelers and brick stacks at ridge and end. No.3/5 is painted and
has a concrete tile roof. Mid C19 brick extension attached to right of No.3/5 is
a 2-window range at first floor and 3-window range at ground floor of sash
windows with glazing bars under shallow brick heads. Centre window was
originally a door. Rear elevation has 2 C18 projecting gabled wings and C19
additions. Sash windows similar to front elevation, under wood lintels; some
first floor windows are early examples of sashes with wide glazing bars.
Interior of Montague House has C18 staircase with quarter landing and 3 turned
balusters per tread. Fielded panelled dado in entrance hall. Interior of No.3/5
has remains of open fireplace with bressumer to left of entrance and evidence of
external corner of original house before C18 wings added to rear. Said to have
been home of Sir John Washington who was a C17 Mayor of Thrapston and ancestor
of George Washington. His arms, now in the Church of St. James (q.v.), are said
to have come from this building.
Listing NGR: SP9957478702
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 423842
- 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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