Ammerdown House And Stables Now Known As Ammerdown Study Centre Ammerdown Study Centre

Ammerdown House and stables, now known as Ammerdown Study Centre, is a country house and stables set within formal gardens in an emparked landscape. The building was constructed in 1788 by James Wyatt for Thomas Samuel Jolliffe and was later enlarged in a matching style in 1857 by Manners and Gill, with further work in 1877. The west front underwent additional alterations in 1901, possibly by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The stables have been significantly altered with many non-conforming additions since 1971. The structure is built of Bath stone ashlar and has a rectangular plan, featuring a service wing and stables to the north.

In a classical style typical of Wyatt, the south front is likely the least altered part of the building, consisting of three storeys with windows of decreasing size arranged in a 1:5:1 bay pattern. The outer bays project slightly and have blind apertures. The high rusticated ground floor includes Venetian windows set in large semi-circular headed arches, with a band on the first floor. The upper windows are framed by moulded stone architraves, with cornices and plain pilasters separating them, and pilasters at the corners. The entablature, cornice, and parapet feature coping, and all window openings contain sashes with glazing bars.

The entrance front to the west follows a conforming style with three bays and paired pilasters. A single-storey porch, added in 1877, is located at the north-west corner, alongside a smoking room attached to the entrance of the former stable yard by a two-storey service wing and a three-storey tower. Access to the stable yard is through a semi-circular headed archway topped with a triangular pediment that displays arms in relief on the tympanum, flanked by paired wood and wrought-iron gates. The interior of the house boasts many fine features.