Listed Building record MDO47408 - Came House, Winterborne Came

A country house built between 1754 and 1762 by Francis Cartwright for John Damer. The house was altered and extended in the mid 19th century.

CAME HOUSE (705882), of two storeys with basement and attic, has ashlar walls and slated roof; joined to the main house by a single-storey passageway is a lower, two-storey kitchen block. The house was built for John Damer by Francis Cartwright of Blandford, who acted as architect and contractor, in 1754, but the interior decoration of the house ws not completed till 1762. The kitchen wing stands E. of the main house; a block to the W. To complete the symmetry of the design may have been contemplated but was never built. In the 19th century, probably c. 1840, a new Entrance, with porch, vestibule and cloakrooms, and a Conservatory were added on the W. side of the house. At the same time a few minor changes were made and the Library was fitted up, but in general the house has suffered little from alteration. Came House is an example of the provincial architect-builder's capabilities in design and craftsmanship at their best. Some of the interior decoration is of very high quality, though much of this may be metropolitan. The Conservatory is notable. <2> Came House. One of the best 18th century houses in Dorset. <3> SY 70468824 Came House (name confirmed) is as described by RCHM. <4>

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