Building record MDO20197 - Mountfield, Rax Lane, Bridport

Mountfield House is a large mid-19th century house, situated in its own grounds. It is in an Italianate style, built of yellow/grey brick with stone dressings. There is an earlier northern range in stone rubble suggesting the present main house was an extension or replacement of an existing building.(1) The earlier building, with the northern range, is shown on the 1845 Bradpole Tithe Map (2). The form of the house on the Tithe Map suggests that the present house is a mid-19th century extension of the original house with the addition of the front bay windows and the orangery to the west.

The Bradpole Tithe Map and Apportionment describe it as 'Mountfield House, Garden & Lawn' owned by James Templer and occupied by Henry Templer (2). Mountfield is not mentioned in the directories prior to 1855, when it was the residence of Henry Augustus Templer, esq. (3).

<1> Jones, B V and Williams, M, 2002, Bridport: An Assessment of Townscape & Buildings, 48-49 (Unpublished document). SDO10497.

<2> James, R, 1845, Bradpole Tithe Map, plot 12 (Map). SDO10515.

<3> 1855, Post Office Directory of Dorsetshire, 14 (Monograph). SDO10483.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 2K/04655 (Index). SDO14738.

MOUNTFIELD

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF111624 (Index). SDO14738.

Bridport Project

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1511165 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 21 2022 3:35PM