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the chantryMERE • WILTSHIRE

Gillingham 4.5 miles (London Waterloo about 121 minutes) • Shaftesbury 9.5 miles • Salisbury 26 miles Bath 26 miles • A303 1 mile (Distances and times are approximate)

Lot 1 - The Chantry Great hall • Family room • Study / library • Kitchen / breakfast room

6 / 7 bedrooms • 3 bath / shower rooms

Triple carport • Workshop • Gardener’s WC • Outside utility room • Further WC • Outbuildings • Stabling Studio with woodburning stove and decking

Beautiful waterside gardens and grounds • Paddocks and Copse

In all about 5.49 acres

Lot 2 - Chantry Cottage Superb ancillary cottage comprising: Hall • Sitting room • Kitchen / breakfast room • Conservatory

2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms • WC • Integral garage

Pretty gardens • Terrace • Summerhouse and greenhouse

In all about 0.1 acres

A fine Tudor house with a superb ancillary cottage set in charming gardens and grounds within walking distance of Mere


These particulars are intended only as a guide and must not be relied upon as statements of fact. Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text.

Situation

The Chantry and Chantry Cottage are set in an idyllic location behind

St Michael’s Church on the southern fringe of the small town of Mere. The

area is well regarded as being an extremely pretty part of Wiltshire with a

huge variety of wildlife, stunning landscapes and period architecture.

Mere offers a range of everyday shops and facilities. Nearby Gillingham

has a Waitrose and a mainline railway service to London Waterloo taking

from 121 minutes. The larger towns of Salisbury and Bath provide a more

comprehensive range of shopping, restaurants, cinema and theatre.

Communications by road in the area are excellent with the A303 about

a mile to the north providing a link to the M3, M25 and London or the

West Country.

There are a number of excellent schools within reach including Hazelgrove,

Clayesmore, Sandroyd, Port Regis, Sherborne, Bryanston, St Marys

Shaftesbury, Gillingham School and Downside. Hunting is with the South &

West Wilts. Racing at Salisbury, Wincanton and Newbury. Golf at Wincanton

or Sherborne. Watersports along the South Coast.

Historical Note - The Chantry

In 1424, Henry VI licensed the Dean and the Chapter of Salisbury to

give the chaplains of the Chantry of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the

Church of St Michael’s in Mere “a certain piece of their garden on

the south side of the church of about one acre for the building of

houses suitable for the common use of the aforesaid chaplains”.

One of the later Chantry priests was a poet, and, in 1530, Wynkyn

de Worde, who was one of Caxton’s assistants published the long

poem “The Fantasy of the Passion of the Fox”, the only known copy

of which is now in the Cambridge University Library.

All chantry endowments were taken over by the Crown in 1546,

and in 1548 the Chantry and its land was granted by Edward VI to

Sir John Thynne. From 1522, he in turn leased the property to the

Chafyn Family.

The Chantry then passed through a succession of hands until, in

1827, it was rented by a young schoolmaster, William Barnes, who

was later to gain fame as a poet, particularly in the Dorset dialect.

He ran a small boarding school from The Chantry on remarkably

progressive lines for the period, believing that children’s interest

should be awakened and stimulated rather than forced. When he

moved to Dorchester in 1835, he wrote “To a Garden, on leaving it”,

a melancholy farewell sonnet to the Chantry garden which he had

loved and tended.

Lot 1 - The Chantry

The Chantry is a handsome country house with Tudor origins and is

believed to date from the mid 15th Century. Sir Nicholas Pevsner in his book

The Buildings of England, describes the house “consisting of a centre with

hall formely open to the roof, a two-storeyed solar to the western end

and six bay service to the east”. It is Grade ll* Listed as being of Architectural

& Historic Importance and is constructed of local stone

under a tile roof with mullion windows.

The large front door opens into an impressive Great Hall, which is full height

to the ceiling with historic beams, flagstone floor, shuttered windows and

carved stonework. Adjoining this room is a study/library with William Morris

wallpaper and staircase leading to bedroom 6 & 7, which are not connected

with the main house at first or second floor level. The kitchen/breakfast

room has a gas Aga and range of built in cupboards. The main staircase

leads from the family room with woodburning stove to 5 bedrooms and 2

bathrooms (1 en-suite).

(Please see floor plans for the internal layout and measurement of rooms.)

Upon Leaving the Chantry Garden written by William Barnes

Sweet garden! peaceful spot! no more in thee

Shall I e’er while away the sunny hour.

Farewell each blooming shrub and lofty tree;

Farewell the mossy path and nodding flower;

I shall not hear again from yonder bower

The song of birds or humming of the bee,

Nor listen to the waterfall, nor see

The clouds float on beyond the lofty tower.

No more at breezy eve, or dewy morn,

My gliding scythe shall shear the mossy green;

My busy hands shall never more adorn,

My eyes no more may see this peaceful scene.

But still, sweet spot, wherever I may be,

My love-led soul will wander back to thee.

William Barnes wrote this farewell sonnet to

The Chantry garden which he had tended.

Outside

The house is approached through a stone archway into a gravelled

parking area beside the triple carport with adjoining workshop, pool plant

equipment and WC.

Gardens and Grounds

The gardens provide a lovely romantic setting for the house and are mainly

to the south with terraced lawns leading down to a beautiful stream fed

pond with waterfall. The gardens are mature with some beautiful trees and

hedging, well stocked herbaceous borders and climbing roses. There is a

pretty walk around to the south of the pond which has an elegant bridge.

Adjoining the southern side of the house is a recently laid flagstone terrace

with steps leading to the utility room and former bathing pool beyond. To the

south west is a range of outbuildings, including stabling and a timber framed

studio with woodburing stove and raised decking. The building has power and

light and a large glass window with views to the south west over the paddock.

To the north is the swimming pool with paved surround and a Fig tree whilst

beyond is a further area of lawn with steps leading to the Church.

The land is predominantly made up of 3 paddocks with water and at the far

eastern end is a separate access. In all, the gardens and land in Lot 1 extend

to about 5.49 acres..

The Chantry &Chantry Cottage

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The Chantry -5.49 acres approx.

Chantry Cottage -0.10 acres approx.

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This plan is for guidance only and must not be relied upon as a statement of fact. Attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text of the Particulars. Outbuildings are not shown in actual location or orientation.

Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area:Cottage: 2389 sq.ft. / 222 sq.m.

Reception

Kitchen/Utility

StorageBedroom

Bathroom


Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area:Main House: 5065 sq.ft. / 470 sq.m.Outbuilding: 134 sq.ft. / 12 sq.m.

Reception

Kitchen/Utility

StorageBedroom

Bathroom

4.03 x 3.61m13'3'' x 11'10''

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SittingRoom

5.6 x 5.04m18'4'' x 16'6''

Kitchen/Dining Room5.75 x 5.36m

18'10'' x 17'7''

Conservatory6.67 x 2.98m21'11'' x 9'9''

Garage5.48 x 3.91m

18' x 12'1

GreenHouse

7.22 x 2.53m23'8'' x 8'4''

Bedroom 15.75 x 5.38m18'10'' x 17'8'' Bedroom 2

3.99 x 2.86m13'1'' x 9'5''

Void


Lot 2 - Chantry Cottage

This is located to the south of the archway and has undergone extensive

refurbishment throughout by the current owners. It now offers extremely

comfortable accommodation with a well thought out modern layout. It

would be ideally suited as a cottage for a relative, guests or as a staff cottage.

(Please see floor plans for the internal layout and measurement of rooms.)

Chantry Cottage is constructed of mellow stone elevations under a

tile / slate roof with attractive gothic style dormer windows and pretty

conservatory at the southern end. Beyond the conservatory is an integral

garage and adjoining greenhouse.

To the west of the house is a pretty paved terrace, cut flower garden and

summerhouse. The property is registered under a separate title from the

main house and grounds.


Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area:Cottage: 2389 sq.ft. / 222 sq.m.

Reception

Kitchen/Utility

StorageBedroom

Bathroom


Approx. Gross Internal Floor Area:Main House: 5065 sq.ft. / 470 sq.m.Outbuilding: 134 sq.ft. / 12 sq.m.

Reception

Kitchen/Utility

StorageBedroom

Bathroom

4.03 x 3.61m13'3'' x 11'10''

B

SittingRoom

5.6 x 5.04m18'4'' x 16'6''

Kitchen/Dining Room5.75 x 5.36m

18'10'' x 17'7''

Conservatory6.67 x 2.98m21'11'' x 9'9''

Garage5.48 x 3.91m

18' x 12'1

GreenHouse

7.22 x 2.53m23'8'' x 8'4''

Bedroom 15.75 x 5.38m18'10'' x 17'8'' Bedroom 2

3.99 x 2.86m13'1'' x 9'5''

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Fixtures and FittingsOnly those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale.

All others, such as curtains, rugs, carpets (but not fitted carpets),

white goods, light fittings, garden equipment, appliances and ornaments

etc., are specifically excluded but some may be made available by

separate negotiation. Please note that the Everhot Cooker in the cottage is

excluded from the sale.

TenureFreehold with vacant possession upon completion.

ServicesMains water, gas and electricity. Private drainage. Underfloor heating to the

ground floor of main house and cottage.

Local AuthorityWiltshire South. Telephone: 01722 336272

House Council Tax Band: H

Cottage Council Tax Band: B

ViewingStrictly by appointment with the Knight Frank.

Directions (BA12 6DS)From London head west on the M3 and bear off onto the A303. Continue

past Stonehenge towards Wincanton. Before Wincanton take the exit off

the A303 signed Mere. In the centre of Mere, at the market square, turn into

Church Street and follow the lane around past the church and the stone

entrance archway will be seen on the left.

obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct.

4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.

Particulars dated: July 2016. Photographs dated: Various.

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