Built in 1758 for Charles Tudway (1713-70), owner of enslaved Africans on Parham Plantations in Antigua and MP for Wells (1754-1761). Cedars House was the family’s principal Wells residence until the early 20 th century. Charles’ wealth, created by the labour of enslaved people, financed the construction of The Cedars (original name). It is now owned by Wells Cathedral School. A copy of the ‘Charles Tudway, MP’ Oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) remains inside.