▁John ▁W rott es ley , ▁ 8 th ▁Baron et ▁ ▁Death ▁& ▁bur ial ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 2 ▁at ▁Pow der ham , ▁Dev on , ▁England . ▁ ▁Res id ences ▁His ▁seats ▁in ▁Dev on ▁were ▁Pow der ham ▁Castle , ▁which ▁he ▁greatly ▁rem od elled , ▁and ▁For de ▁House , ▁Wol borough , ▁near ▁Newton ▁Ab ott . ▁His ▁town ▁house ▁in ▁Ex eter ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Dev on ▁and ▁Ex eter ▁Institution ▁at ▁ 7 ▁C athedral ▁Close , ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁Green . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁like ▁For de , ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁general , ▁Sir ▁William ▁W aller , ▁whose ▁daughter ▁Margaret ▁W aller ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Cour ten ay ' s ▁great - grand father ▁Sir ▁William ▁Cour ten ay , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁( d . 1 7 0 2 ). ▁Part s ▁of ▁W aller ' s ▁building ▁surv ive ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁and ▁the ▁gate house ▁range ▁front ing ▁the ▁Close . ▁The ▁old ▁hall ▁and ▁kitchen ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁Institution ▁and ▁in ▁their ▁place ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁cour ty ard ▁are ▁now ▁situated ▁the ▁libraries . ▁In ▁a ▁rear ▁room ▁exists ▁a ▁ ▁car ved ▁wooden ▁over m ant el ▁circa ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁within ▁which ▁are ▁contained ▁two