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Friday 6th March 2009, 10:00AM GMT.
A little while ago we published a picture of the “Round House at Ruyton-XI-Towns”, which has prompted historian Yoland Brown from the village to e-mail us this picture of the house, and at the same time clarify its exact location.
“The round house is actually in the parish of Baschurch as it is on the east side of the River Perry – not to worry though, as the people in that little community are over a mile from Baschurch and are felt to be part of Ruyton.
“The original five toll houses were built along the 1772 Burlton to Llanymynech turnpike but by 1840 money was needed to repair the road along the Brownhill.
“This road is a wonderful feat of engineering for its time. Just look at how the sheer cliff on the south side was cut and the road retained by a huge wall on the north side.
“The door of the round/toll house is now blocked off but was still extant when Mrs Silcock visited with her three evacuee children during the war years. They were probably visiting Mrs Francis.
“The tree on the left of the picture was felled three or four years ago.”
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