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.
- 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
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Style
Picturesque
Features
- Walk
- Description: River walk.
- Trees
- House
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
West Stafford
- References
References
- Stroud, Dorothy {Humphrey Repton} (Country Life, 1962) 169 Humphrey Repton's Red book for Blaise Castle, Henbury : a transcript of his proposals for landscaping, compiled 1795
- Mowl, Timothy {Historic Gardens of Dorset} (Stroud: Tempus, 2003) 97-98 Historic Gardens of Dorset
- Hutchins, John and others {The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. II} (London: J. B. Nichols & Sons, 1861) 512 The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset, Vol. II
- Carter, George and others {Humphry Repton landscape gardener 1752-1818} (Norwich: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 1982) 151 Humphry Repton landscape gardener 1752-1818
- Daniels, Stephen {Humphry Repton : landscape gardening and the geography of Georgian England} (New Haven, Conn. ; London: Yale University Press, 1999) 258 Humphry Repton : landscape gardening and the geography of Georgian England
- Repton, Humphrey {Fragments on the theory and practice of Landscape Gardening} (London, 1816) 101-105 Fragments on the theory and practice of Landscape Gardening
- {Country Life, Vol. 131} (1962) 654-657, 712-715 Country Life, 131
Contributors
William Gueterbock
Dorset Gardens Trust