Ibstone House

Ibstone House is a late 18th century villa that underwent alterations around 1830 to 1840, with a service wing to the left. It was refurbished in the 20th century, which included extensions to the rear at basement level. The house features colourwashed render, hipped slate roofs, and rendered chimneys. It is a double pile structure with canted projections on the right side and rear, offering views over the valley. The building has two storeys and a basement, with a three-bay front. Notable architectural details include a first-floor band course, a moulded stone cornice, and a parapet. The upper storey has three-pane sash windows with 20th-century louvred shutters. The front has a slightly recessed central bay with a tripartite sash window on the first floor and half-glazed double doors set in a wide segmental arch below. A porch supported by two rendered Doric columns features a plain entablature and glazed sides. The canted projection on the right side includes French doors within a wooden Regency porch topped with a tented lead roof. At the rear, there is a paved terrace over the 20th-century basement, which contains a swimming pool and squash court, and the right side features an attached Tuscan colonnade with glazing. The service wing to the left of the villa is two storeys high with five slightly lower bays and a balustraded parapet, along with a two-bay pavilion at the left end. It has three-pane sashes, with 20th-century shutters on the first floor and blind windows on the ground floor of the pavilion. The two ground floor left bays of the remainder have wooden cross casements. The rear of the service wing has a five-bay segmental arcade with 20th-century glazing and three 20th-century round windows on the first floor. This wing originally faced a courtyard that was enclosed by late 18th-century service ranges, which were demolished in the 20th century. Inside, the decoration was altered in the 20th century, incorporating re-used 18th-century and early 19th-century panelling and carved marble fireplaces, along with vaulted cellars. The building is currently used as offices.