Bridehead, Dorchester, England

This site is NOT open to public.

Brief description of site

Bridehead is an early 19th-century landscape park incorporating a 'picturesque' estate village as part of the visual scheme. The grounds occupy about 16 hectares within a total estate of 132 hectares.

Brief history of site

The Bridehead estate was bought by Robert Williams, a banker from London, in about 1797. In the early-19th century he started alterations to the house and the surrounding landscape. After 1825 Bridehead became the family's main residence. The architect Peter Frederick Robinson was commissioned to work at Bridehead in about 1830-1833. He rebuilt the house and designed both the entrance lodge to the park and probably several cottages in the model village of Littlebredy. In 1838 a new stable block in the Gothic style was built to designs by the architect Benjamin Ferrey, who later extended the house and rebuilt the village church and various cottages.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	194	Grid Ref:	SY590888
Latitude:	50.69739	Longitude:	-2.581879

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