Chew Court
| Chew Court | |
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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°WCoordinates: 51°21′59″N 2°36′26″W / 51.36639°N 2.60722°W |
| 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]
It was originally a palace for Gisa the Bishop of Bath and Wells,[2] however little of the original building survives. The oldest portion is the gatehouse at the southern end of the est wing.[3]
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.[4] The room over the gatehouse is said to have been used as a court-room, with the turrets used for holding prisoners.
References
- 1 2 "Chew Court". Images of England. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ "Archaeological Monitoring during development at Chew Court, Chew Magna, Bath & NE Somerset" (PDF). Bath and North East Somerset. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ "Chew Court". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol. Penguin Books. p. 159. ISBN 0-300-09640-2.
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