Westbury Conservative Club (Ferndale House) is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1950. A C18 Club. 2 related planning applications.

Westbury Conservative Club (Ferndale House)

WRENN ID
haunted-rampart-linden
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1950
Type
Club
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Westbury Conservative Club, also known as Ferndale House, is an early 18th-century building that has been altered over time. It stands two storeys high with an attic, constructed of brick that has recently been rendered, sitting on a stone plinth with chamfered capping. The building features vertical angle stone strips bonded into the side walls and a stone string course at the first-floor level. A plain stone band has replaced the original stone frieze and moulded cornice. The hipped roof has stone front slopes, and the dormers have been replaced with treble Roman tiles, although old stone tiles are retained at the rear. There are two brick chimneys with dormer gable ends visible from the roof, while the sides and back of the building are made of stone.

The front facade includes two Palladian windows with stone cills and piers that support an entablature for the side lights, which are one pane wide. The central light is three panes wide and features a pointed arched glazing pattern. On the first floor, there is a central single-arched window with similar glazing. The ground floor has two additional Palladian windows and a central half-glazed door with two bottom panels, dating from the early 19th century, set in a plain stone surround with a flat stone hood supported by curved stone brackets.

Inside, there is a central hall that features a good contemporary staircase with turned balusters and a moulded handrail, although the handrail is now obscured for fire safety reasons. At the back, there is a lower wing that contains a three-light casement window. The remainder of the building's layout is irregular. The front is bordered by a rendered brick wall with flat stone coping, which includes two small square stone gate piers with moulded and weathered caps. Notably, fine early 19th-century wrought ironwork that was previously mentioned has been destroyed. To the left of the main building, there is a former two-storey stable block and ostlers' quarters, which has a painted front and a quarter hipped pantile roof.

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