The Round House

The Round House is a mid-to-late 19th-century oasthouse, converted in the early-to-mid 20th century into a single house, but originally two cottages. The building is constructed of red brick, with a timber-framed front hung with peg-tiles. It has 20th-century brick stacks and chimney shafts, and a peg-tile roof. The original plan comprised an oasthouse facing south. The stowage area now features a projecting stack at the right (east) end and a stack in the left front corner. A single, circular former hop kiln is located at the left (west) end. The stowage section is two storeys high. The front of the stowage has an irregular one-and-two-window arrangement with 20th-century casements containing glazing bars. A front doorway is positioned slightly right of centre, incorporating a 20th-century plank door beneath a shallow flat hood; a 1956 photograph from the National Monuments Records shows a matching pair of doors. The stowage roof is hipped to the right. The hop kiln is distinguished by a brick corbelled cornice and a tall, conical roof without its cowl. The interior has not been inspected. The Round House is an early example of a converted oast house, situated in an attractive landscape alongside other listed buildings, including Gate Cottage, Gate House, and a barn to the south.