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2 unusual facts about Charles Gray Round


Charles Gray Round

Round inherited from his father (also Charles) a great deal of land in Colchester, including Birch Hall, which he rebuilt 1843-8 as "a handsome mansion in the plain Ionic order".

Colchester Castle

Though Charles Gray Round died before the area was sold to the corporation of Colchester, his will ensured that it was held in trust with that eventual purpose.



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