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St Mary's Chantry House is a late medieval structure located in Northumberland, England. The building dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century and served as a chantry establishment, functioning as a residence and chapel where priests would say masses for the souls of the dead, a common practice among wealthy benefactors of the period. The surviving structure demonstrates typical characteristics of late medieval domestic architecture adapted for religious purposes. The chantry represents an important example of pre-Reformation religious patronage and the built infrastructure that supported the spiritual and commemorative practices of the medieval English laity.
St Mary's Chantry House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006596. View the official record →
St Mary's Chantry House is a late medieval structure located in Northumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006596.
St Mary's Chantry House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006596.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lion Bridge (0.2 km), Alnwick Abbey (0.6 km), Bondgate Tower (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Mary's Chantry House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Mary's Chantry House stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, argillaceous rocks and subordinate sandstone, interbedded.