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Stafford House (also known as Frome House)

Introduction

The landscaping includes a river walk and tree planting in the style of early-19th century Picturesque. The area to the west of the house is the site of the abandoned village of Frome Bilet.

The landscaping includes a river walk and tree planting in the style of early-19th century Picturesque. The area to the west of the house is the site of the abandoned village of Frome Bilet.
Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Owners

Julian Fellowes

Stafford House, DT2 8AD
History

This is one of only two sites in Dorset for which Humphrey Repton prepared landscape proposals. Nicholas Gould commissioned designs for both the house and grounds, which were then named Frome House. The date is uncertain, but must be prior to 1816, when the project was described and illustrated in Humphrey Repton's 'Fragments'.

The proposals were not implemented at the time. However, when the house was extended by Benjamin Ferrey in 1848-50, the new building followed the spirit of Repton's proposals.

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Associated People
Features & Designations

Style

Picturesque

Features

  • Walk
  • Description: River walk.
  • Trees
  • House
Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental Garden

Principal Building

House

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Survival

Part: standing remains

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

West Stafford

References

References

  • Stroud, Dorothy {Humphrey Repton} (Country Life, 1962) 169
  • Mowl, Timothy {Historic Gardens of Dorset} (Stroud: Tempus, 2003) 97-98
  • Hutchins, John and others {The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. II} (London: J. B. Nichols & Sons, 1861) 512
  • Carter, George and others {Humphry Repton landscape gardener 1752-1818} (Norwich: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 1982) 151
  • Daniels, Stephen {Humphry Repton : landscape gardening and the geography of Georgian England} (New Haven, Conn. ; London: Yale University Press, 1999) 258
  • Repton, Humphrey {Fragments on the theory and practice of Landscape Gardening} (London, 1816) 101-105
  • {Country Life, Vol. 131} (1962) 654-657, 712-715

Contributors

  • William Gueterbock

  • Dorset Gardens Trust