The house was also the home of Amelia Fitzgibbon. Mrs Watchett was also a resident, being in The Time Traveler's employ. ("The Space Machine") In 1903, during the Martian invasion of Earth, Amelia was almost killed in a Martian attack. After that incident, she, Edward Turnbull, and H.G. Wells used the house as their base of operations, where they built The Space Machine out of Plattnerite and other materials from The Time Traveler's workshop, and used it against the Martian Tripod Fighting-Machines. ("The Space Machine")