Chettle House
Chettle House is a Grade I listed[1] country house in Chettle, North Dorset, England, about 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the town of Blandford Forum. It was built in 1710 for George Chafin, to designs of the architect Thomas Archer.[2][3]
The house 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
- ^ Historic England. "Chettle House (Grade I) (1118513)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Restoration - Heritage Architect - Historical Building Architects, Dorset, Winchester, Hampshire". ADAM Architecture. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Chettle". Dorset Life. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Country houses sold in 2015". Country Life. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
External links
Media related to Chettle House at Wikimedia Commons