Guyers House Hotel
Guyers House near Corsham, Wiltshire is a building of historical significance and is listed on the List of English Heritage properties, English Heritage Register. It commenced modestly as a farmhouse in about 1670 and sections were added to it progressively through the centuries. It is now a hotel and restaurant and caters for special events, particularly weddings. Early residents The first residents of the house were the Snelling family who built a small farmhouse. In 1678 they sold it to Edward Bayley who transformed it into a very substantial building. A sketch of this house is shown. Edward was a member of the Quakers who were very prominent in Pickwick at this time and he is listed in the Quaker burials. Sometime after his death in 1707 it was sold to the Bennett family. The most likely Bennett would be Thomas Bennett who opened a Quaker Boarding School in Pickwick in about 1725. After Thomas died in 1764 his son John Bennett took over teaching at the school. A map of 177 ...
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