Listed Building: CHANTRY HOUSE INCLUDING ENTRANCE GATEWAY AND SCREEN WALL TO COURTYARD (1086021)

Grade II*
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 661, 1, 31
Date assigned 13 April 1951
Date last amended

Description

HIGH STREET 1. 1614 (West Side) Chantry House (Including entrance gateway and screen wall to courtyard) TQ 5354/1/31 13.4.51 II* 2. Circa 1700. Symmetrical 1.5.1. window facade. 2 storeys. Supporting wings on either side projecting and connected in front by low screen wall enclosing paved courtyard with centre wrought iron gates. Red brick elevation with flat lintel arches over windows of rubbed red headers. Continuous stucco bands above ground floor and second floor windows . Projecting painted wooden moulded cornice with modillions. Random stone plinth. Stucco bands and modillioned cornice continued around front and sides of projecting wings. Painted wooden mullioned and transomed windows with square-paned leaded casements. Small rectangular recessed brick panels above stucco band on first floor. Modillioned cornice slightly projecting over first floor window. Ground floor with centre panelled door with fanlight over in slightly projecting stucco surround with moulded cornice. Fanlight with tracery in raised flat segmental arch. Door and fanlight contained in recessed round-headed arched panel. Centre first floor window with slightly projecting painted brick surround surmounted by moulded stucco broken pediment. No recessed brick panel above centre first floor window. First floor windows with sunblind cases. Centre 5-window facade with hipped tiled roof with 3 flat-roofed tiled dormers containing casements. Supporting wings with corresponding one-window facades of 2 storeys with hipped tiled roofs. Recessed brick panels on ground floor and window above. Side-elevations of supporting wings facing inwards towards courtyard with window on ground floor and recessed brick panel on first floor. Small flush oval brick panels of rubbed red headers set in larger recessed. brick panels on first floor of supporting wings facing= inwards. C18 lead rain water pipe in corners of courtyard to right and left. Low brick screen wall in front of courtyard with stone coping. Centre brick gatepiers with 2 stone bands and projecting moulded stone copings surmounted by ornamental stone balls. Ornamental carved stone brackets to right and left of gate piers. Modern ornamental wrought iron gates. Listing NGR: TQ5312154257

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 5313 5426 (point)
Map sheet TQ55SW
Civil Parish SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 10:25AM