Description

SW 93 NW VERYAN VERYAN

8/144 The East Round House (formerly listed
- as Round Haven)
30-5-67
GV II*

Round cottage. Circa 1820. Painted rubble and cob with wheatreed thatch conical
roof. One room plan. 2 storeys. Arched entrance to south with original Gothick
tympanum now partly blocked and with C20 casement with glazing bars. Original arched
ground and first floor window openings to west with stone studded borders. Old
casement window to first floor rear. Bobbin-turned, cross finial to roof. Interior
not inspected. One of 5 round houses built in Veryan by Hugh Rowe, a Lostwithiel
builder for the Reverend Jeremiah Trist, reputed to be one for each of his 5
daughters. Round plan said to be to deter the activities of the Devil but more likely
reason is economy.

Listing NGR: SW9151839414

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534191

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Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas