The Dorset Historic Towns Project report on Bridport.
The distinct historic urban character of Bridport is formed by the historic T-shaped town layout with wide streets and extensive survival of burgage plots, along with a high level of survival of historic domestic and industrial buildings. The landscape setting of the town is also an important influence on its historic character.
The underlying historic town structure is complemented by the high quality of the historic buildings. The mixture of merchants' houses, workers' and artisans' houses, industrial buildings including open and covered ropewalks and combined industrial and domestic buildings is unique in Bridport.
Summary
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Detailed sections of the report
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- Part 1 and 2 Introduction and overview
- Part 3 and 4 Context and sources
- Part 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 Historical development - Saxon and medieval
- Part 5.4 and 5.5 Historical development - Post-medieval
- Part 5.6 and 5.7 Historical development - 20th-century
- Part 6 Character appraisal
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 1 Bridport Historic Core
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 2 St Michael's Lane
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 3 Court Mills and North Mills
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 4 Coneygar Hill
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 5 Barrack Road and Bedford Place
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 6 Folly Mill
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 7 West Allington
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 8 North Allington
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 9 Allington
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 10 Victoria Grove
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 11 St Andrew's Road
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 12 Historic Bradpole
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 13 Bradpole suburbs
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 14 East Road
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 15 Historic Bothenhampton
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 16 Bothenhampton suburbs
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 17 Skilling
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 18 River Asker floodplain
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 19 Old Brewery and Portville
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 20 West Bay Road
- Part 6 Historic Urban Character Area 21 West Bay
- Part 7 Research and appendices