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 Webbington House in the adjoining parish of Compton Bishop was built for Herman Tiarks in about 1900. When he died in 1955, he left the house to Axbridge District Council to use as offices. After inspection and much discussion, the offer was rejected because of the expense of conversion and the house was sold for £3000. It is now a Country Club and Hotel, and is known locally as the Webbington.
The Rectory at Loxton, the home of the Rev. John Gerhard Tiarks and Emily his wife, was rebuilt in 1884. It was sold in 1980 and converted to three separate dwellings.
The Lodge at Loxton, now known as The Hunting Lodge was built for Henry F. Tiarks (1832-1911) in about 1884. His main house was at Foxbury, Chislehurst in Kent. After his death, Frank Cyril Tiarks inherited both houses. The Tiarks family sold the Hunting Lodge in 1953.
North Lodge built in 1939 by William Cowlin & Son Ltd. was the retirement home of Frank Cyril Tiarks.
Home at Chislehurst. Frank Cyril Tiarks was regarded as a very religious man. In 1913 he paid for Loxton church to be renovated in memory of his father Henry Frederic who died in 1911. On Sunday 29 June 1913 he attended the consecration service at the church. In the early hours of the morning on the same day his thirty roomed home at Chislehurst in Kent was engulfed in flames. A night watchman discovered the blaze and sounded the alarm by blowing his whistle, which was heard by a neighbour who telephoned the fire brigade. Mrs. Tiarks was at home at the time entertaining several friends who were staying with her in anticipation of the Chislehurst Cricket Week. The fire started in the roof and all the occupants of the house were able to escape. Fortunately the Tiarks' children were away at the seaside. A dance was to have been held in connection with the cricket week and a large wooden and canvas marquee, which had been erected on one of the lawns, was burned to the ground. Several local fire brigades were at the scene and assistance was sought from the London Fire Brigade. The low pressure of the water was a great handicap and the whole of the roof was soon ablaze spreading to the upper floor. Many of the local residents helped to remove valuable furniture from the ground floor. On arrival, the London Fire Brigade extinguished the fire. The upper floor was burned out and the whole of the roof destroyed. Part of the first floor was severely damaged and the rest of the house was uninhabitable, much of the damage being caused by water. It was thought that the fire was caused by an electrical fault. The cost of the damage was estimated at £10,000 to £12,000.
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