The travels and exploits of Jane and Elizabeth Parminter in 1784 inspired them to build a 16-sided rural retreat near Exmouth in Devon so they could follow the sun as it shone into the windows overlooking the River Exe.
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The travels and exploits of Jane and Elizabeth Parminter in 1784 inspired them to build a 16-sided rural retreat near Exmouth in Devon so they could follow the sun as it shone into the windows overlooking the River Exe.
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Two adventurous sisters slept here, the Parminters. They designed their own 16 sided house near Exmouth from ideas gained whilst on their travels abroad. I was told whilst abroad they enjoyed climbing mountains, no doubt in their long, Victorian dresses.
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Compton Castle's most famous inhabitant was Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–1583), coloniser of Newfoundland and half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. It is a medieval fortified manor house run by the National Trust, the front was added by John Gilbert in 1520 and the Gilbert family still live there today.
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13th century Norman castle, one of four Norman castles in Cornwall. This one is in Lostwithiel. It was built mainly for show rather than defence.