If walls could talk, Loquats—a grand, Gothic Revival residence in the U.K.—would have stories to tell, some more explosive than others.
During World War I, this stately six-bedroom home along one of Guildford’s most prestigious roads was caught in the crosshairs of the only Zeppelin raid ever to hit the town. On the night of October 13, 1915, a German airship known as L.13 dropped 12 bombs over the St. Catherine’s area, one of which struck Loquats, damaging the house…

