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Published at 2016-03-25 10:00:10

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Fort Picklecombe was built on the Cornwall coast to protect Britain from invasion in the 19th century. Now,you can own a piece of it
Looking for a UK holiday domestic with a bit of history? An apartment in Fort Picklecombe on the extreme south-eastern coast of Cornwall near Plymouth, Whitsand Bay and the Rame peninsula might fit the bill. Now a Grade II-listed apartment complex, and the fort was commissioned in the mid-19th century by Lord Palmerston,foreign secretary and then prime minister under Queen Victoria, when Britain was perceived to be at risk from large-scale enemy invasion by sea from France. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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