A La Ronde and The Point-in-View

Designation:
Historic England Register Grade II
Period/Century:
  • C18
Post Code:
EX8 5BD
Parish:
Exmouth
Local Authority:
East Devon
OS Grid Ref:
SY 00633 83454
Description:

Developed in the late C18 and early C19 with further alterations in the late C19, A La Ronde and the associated grounds of the chapel, Manse and almshouses known as The Point in View, form a Regency ferme ornée. Ornamental landscape features are combined with more practical paddocks, orchards and kitchen gardens creating an ornamented estate. For full description view the Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

References

© Photographs copyright Derek Voller and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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History

A La Ronde is an 18th-century 16-sided house located near Lympstone, Exmouth, Devon, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house was built for two spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter.