West Amesbury House

West Amesbury House is a historic house dating from the 15th century, with alterations in the 17th century, further modifications in the 18th century, and a remodel in the early 20th century by Detmar Blow. The building features flint and limestone chequerwork with stone quoins and has tiled roofs. It stands two storeys high, with cellars and attics.

The front of the house has two wide gabled bays that are connected by narrower linking bays, which are slightly inset and contain the main entrance. There is a half bay on the east side that was added in the 20th century, complete with a parapet. The entrance features a six-panelled door with a margin-glazed fanlight, accessed by four semi-circular stone steps. Each gabled bay has a ground floor with a four-light stone-mullioned window, and the first floor has recessed chamfered two-light windows with moulded architraves. The attic windows are also two-light with chamfered mullions, and the gables are coped with pineapple finials. There are brick stacks present, and to the left, there is a carriage entrance leading to a single-storey stable wing.

Inside, the hallway has a living room to the left and a dining room to the right, with a stair leading to the rear. The kitchen wing has been extended to the rear on the right side, while the left wing incorporates the parlour wing of the original 15th-century house. The interior features six trusses forming five equal bays, with arched braced collars and two tiers of wind braces supporting the purlins. The tapered principal rafters are halved at the apex, and the end trusses have weathered outer faces. The first floor includes a chamfered two-centred stone arch from the upper floor of the central block, possibly indicating a gallery. The ground floor has a 15th-century moulded timber screen separating the lateral passage from the stair and kitchen, while opposite it features 17th-century panelling. The main reception rooms are adorned with 18th-century panelling, panelled doors and shutters, and an eared fire surround in the rear east room. The main range has a queen post and arched collar roof, likely a heightening of the earlier block, and the stair features twisted balusters from the early 18th century.