Historical Axminster
Abbeyfield
Standing opposite the Old Carpet Factory, this large house was built in 1797 to replace an earlier vicarage, which was from 1834 to 1848, the home of Reverend W.D. Conetbeare, an eminent geologist and vicar of . . . — — Map (db m123750) HM
In Grateful Memory of the
Men of Axminster
Who Died for Their
Country in The
Great War 1914 – 1918
Bertram P. Bowles · Henry A. Bruce · John S. Channing · Charles S. Chant · Francis F. Chick · William C. Chick · William A. Claybin · . . . — — Map (db m123632) WM
Historical Axminster
Cattle Market
A Charter was granted to the town in 1210, which included the right to hold a weekly market. The market was held in Market Square until 1834. It then moved to Trinity Square.
The Market then moved to this site . . . — — Map (db m123748) HM
Historical Axminster
Law Chambers
Standing beside the Old Carpet Factory, this double fronted house was at one time the home of Thomas Whitty. It is now occupied by a firm of solicitors.
Rotary Club of Axminster
Serving the Community for 50 . . . — — Map (db m123749) HM
Historical Axminster
Rose Cottage
Listed Grade II Property. Thought to date from circa 1630. The last thatched property within the town. Many original features including the Old Pump within the garden frontage, timbered ceilings, cob walls, . . . — — Map (db m123747) HM
Historical Axminster
The Old Carpet Factory
This large grey stone building was erected in 1828 on the site of Thomas Whitty’s original carpet factory, which was destroyed by fire two years earlier.
Closed as a factory in 1835, it was used as . . . — — Map (db m123751) HM
The Trafalgar Way
Axminster - 9th Post-Horse Change
On Monday, 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated the Combined Fleet of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar south of Cadiz. This victory permanently removed the threat . . . — — Map (db m122166) HM
