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The Tern Valley Trail - Wellington's 'Quality Row'
The Vineyard
The Vineyard is now a private property and has been largely obscured from view by modern development within its grounds, which were formerly far larger than today. In 1841, the house and its extensive range of outbuildings, offices and gardens, covered over 5 acres and included a large ornamental pool to the rear of the property. There were at least three driveways onto the estate, which also contained twelve acres of meadow and pasture to the north west of the house itself.
The Charlton family appear to have sold the house sometime after 1840 and several prominent local figures have since occupied it. Among them was TC Eyton, who lived at The Vineyard in 1851 with his wife, children and a staff of 12 servants. Eyton was a well-known naturalist and produced a number of well known titles on the subject of ornithology. He also had a number of local business interests and it was his companies that were responsible for supplying Wellington with water and gas during the Victorian era.