Stourfield was built as a country seat by Edmund Bott c 1766, demolished c 1991 (1). It is reputed to have been the first country house built on the heath between Christchurch and Poole and was the centre of a 450-acre estate (1). The OS 1st edn 25in map (1874) (2) shows extensive grounds and plantings around the house. The 3rd edn map (1909) (3) marks a large building added to the S of the earlier structures, identified as 'Sanatorium'. The site has subsequently been redeveloped.
Sources/Archives (3)
<1> SDO13951
Unpublished document: Young, J A. 2015. Pokesdown Past 1750-1900.
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