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far as the house is concerned, with the exception of a new 

 front, which was put to it by the Rev. Nathaniel Wells, who 

 became possessed of the property after Dr. Wolcot left it. 

 The lawn in front of it has, of late years, been converted into 

 business premises, and now comprises the coal-yards and 

 cellars of Mr. John Adams, and the stable-yards and small 

 garden used by the occupier of the Anchor Hotel. There 

 was also a walled garden on the other side of the road, 

 behind the house. 



The old house, with its lawn, having two or three hand- 

 some chestnut trees growing in it, stood intact (except the 

 new front before mentioned) until the property was pur- 

 chased by Mr. John Foale Annis, builder, about the year 

 1834. He divided it, and sold the house with that part of 

 the lawn immediately in front of it, and a part of the walled 

 garden, to Mr. Joseph Adams, coal merchant, who built 

 cellars, and made his coal-yard in the lawn. The part re- 

 tained by Mr. Annis consisted of the little garden and the 

 remainder of the lawn : on these he built stables. This part 

 of the premises is now used by the occupier of the Anchor 

 Hotel. He also retained part of the walled garden. 



After Mr. Wells' death his widow occupied the entire 

 premises, and she was succeeded by Capt. Crozier and Mrs. 

 Pell, before the property was purchased by Mr. Annis. 



The barn alluded to by Dr. Wolcot in his writings as the 

 resort of itinerant players, has been taken down, and on its 

 site, on the opposite side of the street, several labourers' 

 cottages have been built. 



The ancient entrance to Pindar Lodge must have been 

 through the large doorway at the end of Ebrington Street, 

 as the lawn ran down to the creek, which was then the 

 muddy beach on which sea-sand, dredged from the Bar at 



