The following text is from the original listed building designation:
THE COMMON 1. l746 Mount Edgcumbe TQ 5739 SE 4/66 24.l1.66. II GV 2. Early C19. 3 storeys on the north-east side. 2 storeys on the south-west side. Ground floor painted brick, painted tiles on 1st floor. 3 windows. On the north-east side the centre window bay projects and on its flanks on the 1st floor has small wooden trellised balconies with hoods. 2 modern bay windows have been built out on the ground floor. The south-west front has a 3-light curved bay window on both floors. Staircase of unusual design for a house of this size. A tablet on the house records that Admiral Sir W E Parry, Explorer (1790-1855) lived there. Mount Edgcumbe, Mount Edgcumbe Cottage and Ephraim Lodge form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ5791839299

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.