Ashwell, Chantry House 1951
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A149002
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The thatched roof and plastered walls of the Chantry House typify the construction of the houses and cottages in Ashwell. Even the barn (left, behind the delivery van) is thatched. More expensive later buildings were of brick with a tiled roof, although, of course, the earlier church is built of stone. There is a village story that one Friday evening around 1850, Georgianna Covington was on her way to choir practice when she noticed a figure coming towards her. As she entered the church, she turned and to her horror saw that the hooded apparition had no head. She staggered into the church and fell senseless on the floor of the chancel, causing fear and fright amongst the choir who were assembling there.
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