Set by Alexandria House

“Around 1851 the small settlement of Alexandria developed north of the present Table Cape bridge near Wynyard. The settlement is described in the book Vanishing Towns: Tasmania’s Ghost Towns and Settlements by Michael Holmes: Alexandria is the name of the early settlement which was positioned on this parcel of land on which the house now stands today.

The current name “Alexandria” was given to the house in 1985 when it was converted into a Bed and Breakfast. The style of the house is typically known as “Federation” and due to Charles’ time in India, he named the house “Nebudda”. They moved to Launceston in approximately 1930. Charles met his second wife, Nellie Perrin, in Wynyard and they had three daughters. Charles was a civil engineer and spent time in India with the Royal Ghurka Rifles. The main house was built over a period of approximately 10 years from about 1905 by Charles Ernest Husband (1867-1938) for his family.