The Round House

SP 91 NE WITHINGTON -

4/157 The Round House II

Former toll house, now house on boundary between Withington C.P. and Colesbourne C.P. Early C19. House; random tufa limestone, slate roof, brick chimney. Garden store; random limestone, stone slate roof. House single unit plan, gable end towards road canted. Store at gable end away from road. House; 2 storeys. Pointed Gothick windows to ground floor on each face of canted gable end. Two 2-light casements with small rectangular panes to first floor (leaded panes missing from on one side of casement at canted gable end). Sliding sash with horizontal glazing bars lighting ground floor on south to right of C19 plank door within segmental-headed surround. Built to collect tolls from users of private road from Colesbourne to Seven Springs in Coberly C.P. The road was principally for the private use of the Elwes family of Colesbourne Park. (A.R.J. Jurica, Colesbourne in V.C.H. Glos. VII, 1981, pp 183-192.)

The asset was previously listed twice also under the parish of Colesbourne at List entry 1171441. This list entry was removed from the List on 07/10/2014.

Listing NGR: SO9856715436