37, West Borough

The building is constructed of brick with a cement render, which has been colour washed, and a slate roof. It is two storeys high, but rises to the same height as the neighbouring three-storey terrace. The ground floor incorporates a large central archway with an archivolt, which provides access to the rear of the property. It is fenestrated by sash windows with window sills on both floors. Internally, the principal room is the council chamber, which has an original plaster ceiling including a moulded cornice and ornamental ceiling roses. The building was grade II listed in 1952.

Following significant population growth, largely due to its status as a market town, a local board was established in Wimborne Minster in 1892. After the local board was succeeded by an urban district council in 1894, the new council established offices at Allendale House in Hanham Road. The house was commissioned by the steward to the Hanham Estate, William Castleman. It was designed by Sir Jeffry Wyatville in the neoclassical style, built in brick with a cement render and was completed in 1823. The house became a girls' school in 1860 and later adopted the name Wimborne High School for Girls. It was acquired by Wimborne Urban District Council in the late 1930s and converted into a civic…