Chettle House

Chettle House, 2001

Chettle House is a Grade I listed[1] house in Chettle, Dorset, England.

Chettle House was built in 1710, designed by the architect Thomas Archer.[2][3] It was built for George Chafin.[3]

It was bought by the banker William Castleman in 1846, who together with his solicitor son Charles Castleman built the first railway into Dorset in 1845-47, the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, which was known as "Castleman's Corkscrew" because of its convoluted route.[3]

Pevsner called it "the plum among Dorset houses of the early 18th century, and even nationally outstanding as a specimen of English Baroque".[4]

In the 1950s, the house was converted into flats.[2]

In May 2015, it was listed for sale at a guide price of £3.95m, and soon sold, "reputedly for more than 50% above the guide price", and was described by Country Life as "arguably, the country-house sale of 2015". [4] The house is being restored as a single private house.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Chettle House  (Grade I) (1118513)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Restoration - Heritage Architect - Historical Building Architects, Dorset, Winchester, Hampshire - ADAM Architecture". www.adamarchitecture.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Chettle - Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". www.dorsetlife.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Country houses sold in 2015". countrylife.co.uk. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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Coordinates: 50°55′05″N 2°04′14″W / 50.91808°N 2.07051°W / 50.91808; -2.07051

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