Alderbury House

Country house, dating from the late 18th century, likely designed for George Fort and possibly by James Wyatt. It is constructed of ashlar, with an attached brick wing, and has a Welsh slate hipped roof. The house is two storeys with a basement and attic, and has a three-bay front with central bay flanked by canted bays. The central bay features a glazed door raised to a flight of steps with a balustrade, side and top lights with consoles, and a round-arched panel. Flanking this are canted bays with 12-pane sashes and flat stone arches. A tripartite sash window sits above the door. A modillioned cornice and blocking course run along the top. The right return has a rusticated basement with round-arched openings and a central glazed door with steps, flanked by a tripartite sash window set within arched panels with balustraded aprons. The first floor has three sash windows. The rear garden front is two storeys with a vermiculated basement and a 1:3:1 window arrangement. Side bays project slightly, and the basement features central rusticated flat-arched windows, with rusticated round-arched windows on either side. The ground floor has three 15-pane sashes to the centre and 15-pane sashes with a balustraded apron in a round-arched panel to either side. The first floor has seven 12-pane sashes. To the left of the front entrance is a two-storey, six-window brick wing with a slate hipped roof, featuring sash windows to the front and French windows with casements to the rear.

Inside, much of the original interior remains despite use by the army during wartime. The central entrance hall contains a fine curving staircase with a wrought iron balustrade. Contemporary doors and door cases are found throughout, with doors featuring central beading. The drawing room has a large round-arched alcove flanked by Ionic columns, along with a fine plaster cornice, moulded dado, and a marble fireplace. The dining room has double apsidal ends and curved doors, alongside a marble fireplace. A sitting room features an acanthus plaster cornice and an Adam-style fireplace. A circular bedroom is located above the dining room.

Local legend suggests the house was built by James Wyatt shortly after he dismantled the campanile at Salisbury Cathedral in 1789, using reclaimed stone; however, there is no supporting evidence. George Fort was a Salisbury hatter with financial interests in the incomplete Salisbury Canal, which was under construction nearby at the time. The house is set within a landscaped park, which includes a lake that formed part of the canal.