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Stairs lead up to a light-filled loggia containing statues of Charles I, Sir Ralph Bankes, builder of the current house, and Lady Mary Bankes (Brave Lady Mary) who famously led the defenders of Corfe Castle against a Civil War siege. At the base of this statue of Charles I is a scene depicting the siege of Corfe.
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