The Round House is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1985. House.

The Round House

WRENN ID
white-loft-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 May 1985
Type
House
Address
The Round House, Watling Street, Penkridge
OS grid reference
SJ 920 104
Coordinates
52.69127, -2.11975
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Round House is a former lock keeper's house dating from the 18th century, with later alterations. It is built of red brick and features a brick stack. The building has a circular plan and stands two storeys high, topped with a castellated parapet and a chimney that is designed as a turret. The windows are 20th-century casements. The Round House is part of a charming collection of buildings surrounding Gailey Wharf.

Local climate

The Round House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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