The Lock Up (Round House) is a Grade II* listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1967. Lock up.
The Lock Up (Round House)
- WRENN ID
- last-moat-sparrow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1967
- Type
- Lock up
- Address
- The Lock Up (Round House), Main Street, Smisby
- OS grid reference
- SK 348 190
- Coordinates
- 52.76825, -1.48461
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lock Up, also known as the Round House, is a lock up building dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of red brick with sandstone dressings and has a small polygonal shape. The north side features a four-centred arched doorway with a studded plank door. Above this, the building has a tall, tapering octagonal upper section made of brick, which is accented by stone bands at both the base and the top. The structure is topped with a ball finial.
Local climate
The Lock Up (Round House) receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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