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Description: | The remains of Chichele College, the college of Higham Ferrers, which was founded in 1422 by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1414 to 1443. It was a chantry college for eight secular canons, four clerks and six choristers. The college was surrendered to Henry VIII in 1542 and parts of the south and east ranges were adapted to form a smaller building which in the 18th century served as an inn; by the early 20th century it was reduced to a single farm cottage with attached granary. The remains include a series of standing structures and exposed building foundations, Listed Grade I and II, representing four ranges around a quadrangular courtyard. In the south east corner of the monument is the roofed remains of the college's south range which includes the college chapel and accommodation block. The chapel was remodelled in the post-medieval period and from the early 20th century was partially used as a farm cottage. To the north and west of the present building is an area of exposed building foundations and stone walls including the remains of the western part of the south range and other college buildings. The remains of the east range include exposed building foundations and, incorporated into the perimeter wall which runs along the street frontage, the standing remains of the east wall. This wall includes the principal entrance gateway of the college. In the north eastern corner of the monument, directly abutting the remains of the east range's east wall, is a stone wall with a wide blocked opening. This wall represents the remains of a stone barn which was built in the late 18th to early 19th century overlying parts of the north and east ranges. The standing north and east walls of the barn are incorporated in the perimeter walls which bounds the monument on the east, north, west and south sides. Further remains include a level, grassed area on the western edge of the monument which represents the college garden laid out in 1425. Scheduled. | Subjects: | Chantry College Commercial Religious Ritual And Funerary Domestic Garden Granary Barn Chapel Agriculture And Subsistence Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces Education House Inn | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | National Monuments Record | Identifier: | http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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