Watermouth, Castle, The Hall c.1965
Photo ref: W39204
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By the 1960s, time had taken its toll on the castle and it was in a poor state of repair. The future looked bleak until the Haines family bought Watermouth in 1977 at the knockdown price of £50,000, and then spent over £1,000,000 on restoration.

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