Chantry was a 15 storey tower block, built in 1967, on the Jordanthorpe Estate in Sheffield, England. It was a one of a group 3 towers built on the estate, the other two being Ramsey and Rhodes. They were the same design as the tower blocks at Stannington. Currently occupied by Pensioners.
It was demolished on Sunday the 29th of April 2012 by local contractor Demex using a controlled blowdown following pre weakening works and soft strip out over several months. The building was only about 10 m from the 4 storey new sheltered accommodation block built next door. The site was also boarded by a estate road and a care facility making it a very tight site for the drop. Like a lot of towers it had cell phone transmitters on the roof, which were relocated to nearby masts.
The other 2 were were demolished in October 2001. This was done as part of the then Sheffield Council "Stock Reduction Programme", influenced by fact they are 1 bedroomed, for which demand is low. They also suffer from Lack of insulation,and damp due to the no fines 'wimpey' construction method.
The housing estate was built on land which has only been in South Yorkshire and Sheffield since boundary changes in the 1950s. The Derbyshire border is a few hundred yards south of here. visible across the fields are the village of Coal Aston and Dronfield a small Town over the border in Derbyshire. Also visible from them are the Moors of the peak district and the M1 near J30 (about 6 miles away).