An ancient Westcountry Grade I listed building is for sale for the first time in more than 30 years.
The Chantry, a rare surviving 15th century priest’s house near Honiton, is on the market with a guide price of £800,000.
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The Chantry, a rare surviving 15th century priest’s house, is for sale
The property, which has stood for over 500 years with many historical features intact, is one of less than 15 private Grade I listed buildings in East Devon.
Lords of the Manor William and Joan Dennys, built the property in the 1490s for the purpose of housing a priest who would celebrate mass on his own. Subsequent owners include the Duke of Somerset who was Lord Protector during Edward VI’s minority.
The Chantry was extended in the 1930s and has been a private residence for many generations.
Inside the property is a magnificent hall with a deeply moulded and painted cross-beam ceiling with carved bosses and a large stone fireplace. Its ancient newel stair turret with original staircase is described in one book as “a remarkable staircase of heart and oak.”
Other features include a country kitchen with Aga, heavily beamed dining room with inglenook and plank and muntin screen, five bedrooms, a family bathroom, two shower rooms, and 0.83 acre grounds bounded by a tiny stream.
Country house estate agents Chesterton Humberts are selling the property.
Ian Lange, director of Chesterton Humberts, said: “The Chantry is situated in a delightful village just outside the market town of Honiton. In 45 years of selling property here in Devon, a Grade I listed building is extremely rare as there are only about 12 in this part of the country and those are usually large country houses.”