Nanswhyden

Nanswhyden was formerly a country estate with a mansion house and formal gardens associated with the Hoblyn Family.

According to Davies Gilbert the historian: "The basement story was built of granite, the upper part with a light coloured slate, or killas, and the whole lined with brick; the door cases, windows, pediment and balustrades were of the Ionic order.

The chimney pieces, which were finished in Italy, were remarkably elegant, in respect of the richness of the marble, the delicacy of the design, and the excellence of the sculpture.

The library occupied two rooms, the longest of which was 36ft in length, 24ft broad and 16ft high; and all the other apartments were equal in design, and finished throughout in a style in which elegance and comfort were alike combined."

Following his death, the property passed to a relative, known as the Rev Robert Hoblyn of Bath.