The Round House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Lock-up.
The Round House
- WRENN ID
- drifting-joist-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Lock-up
- Address
- The Round House, Bailey Hill, Castle Cary
- OS grid reference
- ST 640 323
- Coordinates
- 51.08961, -2.51466
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Round House is a lock-up built in 1779 by Mr. W. M. Clark. It is constructed from cut and squared lias stone with a domed roof made of Doulting stone. The building has a circular plan with a diameter of about 2.25 metres and sits on a slight plinth. Its design features two stepped sloping courses below a bee-hive dome, which is topped with a ball finial. Access is provided by a boarded door located on the south side, which is reached by four stone steps and framed by a plain surround. There are vents above the door and at the rear in the first roof base course. The interior has not been examined. Originally built as a 'temporary lock-up' at a cost of £23, it underwent restorations in 1894 and 1983, and was presented to the parish council in 1922, as noted by a plaque on the building.
Local climate
The Round House receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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