The Round House

The Round House is a windmill that has been converted into a house. It is dated 1787, remodeled in the early 19th century, and altered in the mid-20th century. The building is constructed of red brick and has a circular plan with tapering sides, designed in the Gothick style. It stands two storeys tall, with the first floor slightly set forward. There is an integral brick stack on the south side.

The windows are round-arched, featuring two lights with Y-tracery. A glazed door is located on the east side, accompanied by flanking windows and a first-floor window above in a larger blocked opening with a cambered stone lintel and cill. On the west side, there is a boarded round-arched door with a window to the right and a first-floor window above. The walls contain several blocked square openings, some of which have smaller later inserted windows, and there are also a series of blocked decorative cruciform loops.

A datestone in the parapet above the east door is mostly illegible, except for the date noted during a survey in December 1985. Inside, there are large beams and joists, along with a segmental-arched brick fireplace. The building is referred to by Pevsner as the Waterloo Windmill, suggesting it was built by Viscount Hill to commemorate his military achievements. If there is a connection to Waterloo, it may indicate that the 18th-century date is a misreading. An old photograph owned by the current occupants shows the mill with a ruined third stage. It is also possible that the building was never intended to function as a working mill or was designed as a partial ruin, although the large blocked openings suggest otherwise. It seems most likely that it dates from the 18th century and later acquired the Waterloo associations.