Editing Amesbury (section)

==Notable buildings==
The mansion known as [[Amesbury Abbey (house)|Amesbury Abbey]], standing in parkland close to the site of the former abbey, is Grade I listed.<ref name=":1">{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1131079|desc=Amesbury Abbey|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> It was built in 1834–1840 by architect [[Thomas Hopper (architect)|Thomas Hopper]] for [[Antrobus baronets|Sir Edmund Antrobus]], and replaced a similar house built in 1661 by [[John Webb (architect)|John Webb]] for the [[William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset|2nd Duke of Somerset]]. Features in the grounds include an ornamental bridge rebuilt in 1755.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1131082|desc=Baluster Bridge and Gate Piers|access-date=16 May 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The house is now operated as a nursing home. Diana's House<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1131053|desc=Diana's House|access-date=30 August 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and Kent House<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1131093|desc=Kent House|access-date=30 August 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> are flint and stone gatehouses to the property from the early 17th century; both are Grade II* listed and are irregular in plan with a high stair-tower, leading [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] to call them "curious".<ref name=":2">{{cite book|last1=Pevsner|first1=Nikolaus|title=Wiltshire|last2=Cherry|first2=Bridget (revision)|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=1975|isbn=0-14-0710-26-4|edition=2nd|series=[[The Buildings of England]]|place=Harmondsworth|pages=89–93|authorlink1=Nikolaus Pevsner|origyear=1963}}</ref>

[[File:The_Red_House,_Amesbury_(geograph_6864778).jpg|thumb|The Red House]]
The Red House on Salisbury Road is a five-bay former farmhouse, rebuilt in red brick c.1700<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1182645|desc=The Red House|access-date=11 June 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and described by [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] as "the best older house ... with a pretty early-19th-century cast-iron porch".<ref name=":2" /> This is the former home of Francis Stephen Long, Esquire, whose wife, Ann, remained at the Red House until her death in 1856.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Obituaries|journal=The Gentleman's Magazine|year=1856|volume=201|page=392}}</ref> Nearby on Salisbury Road, Antrobus House was built in 1924–5 under a bequest of [[Sir Edmund Antrobus, 4th Baronet|Lady Florence Antrobus]] (1856–1923) as a memorial to her son Edmund, who died at war in Belgium in 1914.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news|date=1915-02-13|title=Death of Sir E. Antrobus|page=27|newspaper=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46106563/death-of-sir-e-antrobus/|access-date=11 June 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611154837/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46106563/death-of-sir-e-antrobus/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although intended as a village hall, Historic England state it is "built to a high standard". In handmade brick, the tall five-bay central block contains the hall and has substantial wings on both sides.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1284468|desc=Antrobus House|access-date=11 June 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The low roadside wall in flint and stone has an overall length of 43m and a central iron gate set back from the road; the tall brick gate piers have stone vases.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1131067|desc=Front wall and piers to Antrobus House|access-date=11 June 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

West Amesbury House is from the 15th century and is Grade I listed; in flint and stone chequer, it was remodelled in the early 20th century by [[Detmar Blow]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England entry|num=1318515|desc=West Amesbury House|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>