Brief Description
Came House includes substantial developments between 1750 and 1820, and of 1820 -1880. Many of these features are still relatively intact. There has been continuity of ownership, and it is currently lived in as a family home.
History
Came House was built by John Damer in 1754.
Detailed Description
The boundary plantations and woodland plantings remain virtually unchanged from the 19th century. A comparison between the 1903 Ordnance Survey map and recent aerial photographs confirms the degree of continuity.- Features
- House (featured building)
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- Conservatory
- Description: This is a cast iron conservatory.
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- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Winterborne Came
- History
Detailed History
Came House is a substantially surviving 18th and early 19th century park, forming the setting for a mid-18th century house. The house was designed by Francis Cartwright of Blandford. The house is also noted for its cast iron conservatory dated to around 1840.
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References
- Mowl, Timothy {Historic Gardens of Dorset} (Stroud: Tempus, 2003)Historic Gardens of Dorset
- Delderfield, Eric R. {West Country Historic Houses and their Families, Vol. II} (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970) 24-28West Country Historic Houses and their Families, Vol. II
- Gough, Richard and Hutchins, John {The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. I} (London: W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1774) 345The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. I
- Hutchins, John {The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. II} (London: J. B. Nichols & Sons, 1861) 289The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. II