Stedcombe House
Introduction
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Stedcombe House
Image: © Katy Walters Taken: 19 Sep 2007
Seen from the Seaton Tramway (with a long-ish lens). It was built by Richard Hallett about 1697, in the latest William & Mary style, funded at least in part from the profits of the slave trade. The previous house was razed by Royalists during the Civil War. ( http://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/ethnic_Minorities_3.htm , http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2004/10/21/lyme_history_feature.shtml , http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/Axmouth/home.aspx ) The house fell vacant in the 1960s, became derelict by the 1970s, but was restored by 1992. ( http://www.rgspiller.co.uk/printfriendlyprojects.cfm?CFID=3398689&CFTOKEN=86470169&id=111 )
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Image Location
Latitude
50.722591
Longitude
-3.043177