Victorian Gothic in Wraxall
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Victorian Gothic in Wraxall
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 10 Mar 2022
The Gibbs family made a considerable fortune in fertiliser trade and created Tyntesfield House in the late 1800s. When her husband died, Maude Blanche Gibbs moved to create this stylish suite of buildings in Wraxall. William Butterfield designed it in 1880-81, with an inn, estate club house and caretaker's house as part of the plan. Initially it was called Chequers Inn and was a temperance house, but over time a licence was granted and so the pub began serving. In later times, the pub was called the Widdicombe Arms in the 1970s before reverting to The Battleaxes. Currently it has been closed since Covid lockdown and its future is being debated hotly.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.440414
Longitude
-2.727382