Chantry House, Steyning

The Chantry House is a house at 34 Church Street, Steyning, West Sussex, England

Chantry House, Steyning, 2017

It is a Grade II* listed building, built in the 18th century.[1]

There is a tablet on the building, upon which is inscribed "William Butler Yeats, 1859–1939, wrote many of his later poems in this house".[1]

The artist Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein) lived there with her longtime lover, Edith Shackleton Heald, who died in 1976 followed by Gluck in 1978.[2]

As of 2007, the house is lived in by Gluck's former doctor.[3]

References
  1. Historic England. "Chantry House (1194515)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. "Gluck-mania!". Newsletter Issue 5. Brighton Ourstory - Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual History Group. Winter 1998.
  3. "GluckSteyne, Cricket Pavilion, Steyning Village, June 2 and June 9 (From The Argus)". Theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

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