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).
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.