Description

SW 94 SW VERYAN VERYAN GREEN

5/163 The Right Round House
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30-5-67
GV II*

Cottage. Circa 1820 and later. Built by Hugh Rowe, a Lostwithiel builder, for the
Reverend Jeremiah Trist. Painted render over slatestone rubble and cob with conical
wheatreed thatched roof and lateral stack to west. Scantle slate to north wing.
Circular room plan plus later one room wing. 2 storeys. Arched doorway to north with
original Gothick tympanum. C20 door. Half dome shaped thatched hood. Wing to north
and adjoining to right of door has small C20 window to east, i.e. road side.
Monopitch room to west. Ground and first floor original arched window openings to
east of round house with ornamental stone studded borders. Windows and C20 small
paned casements. More windows to south. Interior retains open hearth with bread
oven. One of 5 round houses in Veryan, all built by Hugh Rowe, for the Reverend
Jeremiah Trist, reputed to be one for each of his 5 daughters. Round plan is said to
be to deter the activities of the Devil but more likely reason is economy.

Listing NGR: SW9213140050

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534167

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)