Remains of Chantry, Abutting East Side of Chantry Cottage
REMAINS OF CHANTRY, ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF CHANTRY COTTAGE, SEA LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1345688
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Remains of Chantry, Abutting East Side of Chantry Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- REMAINS OF CHANTRY, ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF CHANTRY COTTAGE, SEA LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1345688
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Remains of Chantry, Abutting East Side of Chantry Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- REMAINS OF CHANTRY, ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF CHANTRY COTTAGE, SEA 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:
- REMAINS OF CHANTRY, ABUTTING EAST SIDE OF CHANTRY COTTAGE, SEA LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kilve
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 14635 44012
Details
ST14SW KILVE CP SEA LANE (West side)
5/123 Remains of Chantry, abutting East side of Chantry Cottage
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GV II*
Remains of collegiate dwelling of chantry priests, now ruin. Early C14, later medieval addition. gutted by fire mid C19. Blue lias random rubble. Plan: gabled block lying North South abutting Priory and Chantry Cottage (qv) is solar wing to the latter hall, contemporary chapel wing, gabled in South East corner with larger later nedieval gabled addition in North East corner. Large stepped angle buttresses to wings, North East wing with chamfered plinth and altered square headed window on East front and square headed opening in gable end. The building is otherwise completely obscured by ivy and undergrowth at time of survey (August 1983). The college of chantry priests was founded under license 1329 and disolved late C14. Scheduled Ancient Monument (Somerset County No 480) (There are many early C19 watercolours of the building before the fire in the Local History Library Taunton; photograph in NMR; VCH Somerset, Vol 5 forthcoming).
Listing NGR: ST1463544012
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 265168
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Dunning, R W, The Victoria History of the County of Somerset, (1985)
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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