▁of ▁Dev on <0x0A> </s> ▁Shaw ' s ▁Cor ner ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁ren owned ▁Irish ▁play w right ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw ; ▁now ▁a ▁National ▁Trust ▁property ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁as ▁a ▁writer ' s ▁house ▁museum . ▁Inside ▁the ▁house , ▁the ▁rooms ▁remain ▁much ▁as ▁Shaw ▁left ▁them , ▁and ▁the ▁garden ▁and ▁Shaw ' s ▁writing ▁h ut ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁visited . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁an ▁Edward ian ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s - infl uen ced ▁structure ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁village ▁of ▁Ay ot ▁St ▁Lawrence , ▁in ▁H ert ford shire , ▁England . ▁It ▁is ▁ 6 ▁miles ▁from ▁Wel w yn ▁Garden ▁City ▁and ▁ 5 ▁miles ▁from ▁Har p enden . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁rect ory ▁for ▁the ▁village ▁during ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁play w right ▁George ▁Bernard ▁Shaw ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁local ▁architect s ▁and ▁local ▁materials ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁its ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁parish , ▁and ▁let ▁it ▁instead . ▁Shaw ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Charlotte ▁Pay ne - T own sh end ▁re located ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁and ▁eventually ▁bought ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁its ▁land ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁pay ing ▁£ 6 ,