Sunbury Plantation House dates back to the 1600's and today is beautifully maintained as a period museum, filled with majestic furniture and intriguing antiques.
In the late 1800's and early 1900's the Barbados Railway included a stop at Sunbury Plantation, one of four train stations in St.Philip parish.
Now completely open to the public.The house was built in the 1600s by the Chapman family. Almost at the end of the 16th century, it was sold to Nathaniel Branker who shared the plantation with his wife Ann.
The Branker Plantation appears on a 1736 Barbados map.
In 1763, the grand-daughter of the original owners, purchased the property with her husband, James Butler Harris. There is a Bell House on the property today that was erected by James Butler Harris in 1766.
Sunbury plantation house is well worth an hour or so of your time, because of the diversity of items to be seen, either in the house itself or the collection of horse drawn carriages it houses.
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