Currently there has been no luck in finding a photo of the Hotel. It is said that the hotel was destroyed by fire in the 1880’s.
Adventures involving the hotel are recorded, including one concerning piracy. Joseph Alexander built the first hotel (Table Cape Inn) here in 1852 and his brother Matthias managed it until his death in 1865. The Alexander brothers (Joseph, Matthias and John) settled in the area after being transported from Wiltshire, U.K., in 1831 for a period of 7 years for their involvement in the Luddite Riots. The settlement disappeared in the 1860s, following the opening of the first bridge across the Inglis River in 1861.”įirst Settlers of the Area – The Alexanders Alexandria included a general store, a draper’s shop, a shoemakers shop, a blacksmith and Alexander’s Hotel. “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.
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