The Round House is a Grade II* listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 August 1951. Toll-house.

The Round House

WRENN ID
lapsed-vestry-smoke
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 August 1951
Type
Toll-house
Address
The Round House, 1, Place Road, West Cowes, Gurnard
OS grid reference
SZ 484 952
Coordinates
50.75495, -1.31495
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Round House is an early 19th-century small circular toll-house or lodge designed in the cottage orné style. It is constructed of ashlar with a tiled roof and consists of one storey and attics. The building features a metal eaves cornice with a scalloped edge. Its conical roof is made of curved tiles and has an ornamental terracotta chimneystack at the center. There is one hipped dormer facing east. The curved window has two tiers of six lights, with stone mullions, a transom, and leaded lights featuring a fancy quatrefoil design. Additionally, there is a recessed verandah supported by rustic wooden columns and a simple door case.

Local climate

The Round House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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