Hugh Rupert Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, DL, styled as Lord Courtenay until 1998, of Powderham Castle in Devon, was a British peer, landowner, and surveyor.
Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
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Powderham Castle is a fortified manor house in the civil parish of Powderham, Devon, 6 miles south of Exeter and 1⁄4 mile north-east of the village of Kenton, where the main public entrance gates are
Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon
…Hugh Rupert Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, DL (5 May 1942 – 18 August 2015), styled as Lord Courtenay until 1998, of Powderham Castle in Devon, was a British peer, landowner, and surveyor. He was the son and heir of Charles Christopher Courtenay, 17th Earl of Devon (1916–1998) by his…
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Powderham Castle, east front, viewed from the deer park
Powderham Castle, Devon, east (garden) front. The wing projecting forwards at the right contains the second library, built 1766–69. The central tower and flanking single-height bow-windows date from 1710 to 1727. The tower in the corner-angle to the right and the main full-height range behind date from 1390 to 1450.
Staircase Hall, Powderham Castle