Chew Court

Chew Court

Chew Court and the tower of the Church of St Andrew
Location Chew Magna, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°21′59″N 2°36′26″W / 51.36639°N 2.60722°W / 51.36639; -2.60722Coordinates: 51°21′59″N 2°36′26″W / 51.36639°N 2.60722°W / 51.36639; -2.60722
Built 14th or 15th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Chew Court
Designated 21 September 1960[1]
Reference no. 32915
Location of Chew Court in Somerset

Chew Court is a Grade II* listed building next to St Andrew's church in Chew Magna, Somerset, England.[1][2]

It was originally a palace for Gisa the Bishop of Bath and Wells,[3] however little of the original building survives. After use by a succession of bishops it was sold to the Duke of Somerset.[4]

The oldest portion is the gatehouse at the southern end of the east wing.[5]

The house was largely rebuilt in 1656, from which a little survives as the Chew Court of today including an Elizabethan doorway with Doric pilasters.[6] The room over the gatehouse is said to have been used as a court-room, with the turrets used for holding prisoners. The house now forms an "l" shape of two wings.[2]

In 2011 alterations were made to the driveway leading to the house and additional walls built around the gardens.[7][8]

About 45 metres (148 ft) south west of the building is a medieval well, which was later enclosed with a sandstone well house.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chew Court". Images of England. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Chew Court". National heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. "Archaeological Monitoring during development at Chew Court, Chew Magna, Bath & NE Somerset" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "Chew Court". Gatehouse. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. "Chew Court". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  6. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. p. 159. ISBN 0-300-09640-2.
  7. "Chew Court Design and Access Statement" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  8. "Historic Private House in Somerset". Novell Tullett. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. "Well head about 45 metres south west of Chew Court". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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