May 30, 2021
Wallblake House - The only surviving plantation house on the island in The Valley
Wallblake House – The only surviving plantation house on the island in The Valley
A heritage building, built in 1787 by Will Blake, a sugar grower. In the 1800s, when Anguilla experienced severe drought, the estate resorted to raising economic crops such as sugar and cotton over an area of 97 acres of plantation, but with little success. It was burnt down in the 1796 French invasion but rebuilt by the British and today has been fully restored. In 1959, Mary Ray Lake, the sole…
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