ɹˈɪtʃɚd pˈɛndɛɹəl, hˌuː ˈeɪdᵻd tʃˈɑːɹlz aɪz ɛskˈeɪp, vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ɪt, æz dˈɪd dʒˈɑːn bˈæɡfɚd ɐ ʃˈuːmeɪkɚ ænd ˌæntɪkwˈɛɹiən, ðə ʃˌɛvɐlˈɪɹ dˈiːɑːn ɐ wˈʊmən hˌuː lˈɪvd æz ɐ mˈæn ænd dʒˈɑːn smˈiːtən ðə bˈɪldɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɛdɪstˌoʊn lˈaɪthaʊs.
Richard Penderell, who aided Charles I's escape, visited it, as did John Bagford (a shoemaker and antiquarian), the Chevalier d'Eon (a woman who lived as a man) and John Smeaton (the builder of the Eddystone Lighthouse).