Chichele College, Rushden (Northamptonshire)

Introduction

The gatehouse, chapel and other remains of a communal residence for priests serving the parish church, founded by locally-born Archbishop Chichele before 1425. Regularly used to display works of art.

History to the present day

Chichele College is a medieval building situated in the centre of Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1414 to 1443 founded the college in the 15th century. It was built around a central quadrangle and housed a total of twenty residents, made up of eight chaplains, four clerks, six choristers and a song and grammar master.

Henry VIII dissolved the College during the Reformation and the buildings were left to fall into disrepair by the 18th century. The surviving main fragment of the fabric of the college is the gabled front. This comprises a Tudor door and windows with square wood moulding. Above the door are empty niches which once housed statues of the College's patron saints.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: Chichele College, Northamptonshire, , United Kingdom

Opening times: Quadrangle - any reasonable time. 

Admission prices:

Adult:Free

Children:Free

Concession:Free

All photographs courtesy of English Heritage photographic library.