The Chantry was probably constructed in the late 13th or early 14th century as a municipal building associated with a harbour and incorporating a cresset. It was converted into the house for the chantry priest of St Leonard in the later 14th century. In the late 16th century it was converted into house for family use and it was extensively renovated and altered in the 1870s. It was restored in 1987.
| <1> | SDO9443 - Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1863. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 2. 3rd edition. 2. 21-22. |
| <2> | SWX1323 - Article in serial: Colfox, W. 1890. On the History of Bridport. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 11. 125-6. |
| <3> | SDO97 - Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 48-9. |
| <4> | SWX1169 - Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 12-JUL-54. |
| <5> | SWX1169 - Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F2 GCS 23-SEP-54. |
| <6> | SWX1290 - Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 111-2. |
| <7> | SWX805 - Article in serial: Rodwell, K A. 1990. 'A Structural Analysis of the Chantry, Bridport, Dorset' Medieval Archaeology. 34. 122-143. 122-143. |
| <8> | SDO19106 - Verbal communication: Hay, Kathryn. Recorder's comments. 18-OCT-2010. |
| <9> | SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450136. |