Rockford Cottage, Porlock Weir

The following explanation of Rockford Cottage and the surrounding area was found here.

"I have been told that Rockford Cottage was intended to be the home of the butler to Ada Lovelace of early [19th century] computer fame who resided above at Ashley Combe House. His duties included receiving goods landed on the beach. Another version is that it was built so that the lady of the house could bathe in private." - Crumbling Cliffs blog

Either way, it's not every day you see a cottage on the beach connected to a computer programmer who was a contemporary of Charles Darwin...