BRATTON ROAD (See details for further address information)

These seven almshouses are located on the south side of Prospect Square in Westbury and date from the late 19th century. They are two storeys high and constructed from coursed and snecked rubble. Each house features a range of windows with two-light casements, which have slightly cambered dressed stone lintels, mostly stilted. Notably, there is a central four-light angled bay at No 20, with gabled breaks at both the centre and ends. On either side of the centre, there are two gables above the first-floor windows. The design includes brick lacing courses that step up to form panels on the first floor of the central gable. The doorways to Nos 18/19 and 21/22 are wide, recessed, and positioned at right angles. The roof is tiled and adorned with three-course fish scale bands and diaper patterns. There are three large and one small panelled chimneys, which have been altered. A moulded stone panel with a tablet in the gable of No 20 is inscribed with a dedication stating that these houses were established as almshouses for old or disabled factory operatives and their widows, with an endowment provided by William Henry Laverton Esq in memory of his uncle, Abraham Laverton Esq, on November 27, 1886.