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The Captain's House

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area, but later became a ruin in the late 19th century following the death of the last occupant John Comben Lano in 1866. It remained in the same state for over one hundred years until work began in 1995 on the restoration of the house, which was completed in 1998.
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The earliest parts of the Captain's House have been dated to the 17th century. It was formerly one of the grandest in the
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since September 1978. It is not to be confused with another Captain's House on Portland, in
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is a large detached house located at the bottom of Mallams, near the villages of
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Chiswell
Fortuneswell
Isle of Portland
listed building
Castletown
Portland Castle
Underhill
Historic England
"The Captain's House and Attached Wall to South East (1280551)"
National Heritage List for England
Historic England
"Captain's House (1280817)"
National Heritage List for England
"Claremont, popularly known as 'The Captain's House', Maidenwell, Isle of Portland, Dorset"
50°33′35″N 2°26′45″W / 50.5596°N 2.4457°W / 50.5596; -2.4457
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Isle of Portland
Castletown
Chiswell
Clay Ope
Easton
Ferry Bridge
Fortuneswell
The Grove
Portland Bill
Portland Harbour
Southwell

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