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The Round House

A Grade II Listed Building in Chitterne, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1939 / 51°11'38"N

Longitude: -2.0189 / 2°1'8"W

OS Eastings: 398774

OS Northings: 143853

OS Grid: ST987438

Mapcode National: GBR 2WY.0DJ

Mapcode Global: VHB56.Y8K3

Plus Code: 9C3V5XVJ+HC

Entry Name: The Round House

Listing Date: 11 December 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1181002

English Heritage Legacy ID: 313509

ID on this website: 101181002

Location: Chitterne, Wiltshire, BA12

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Chitterne

Built-Up Area: Chitterne

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Salisbury Plain

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


CHITTERNE WARMINSTER ROAD ST 94 SE (south side) 4/36 No 109 (The Round House) GV II Detached house. Late C17, extended early C19. Rendered chalk, flint and brick rubble stone, Welsh slate roof with brick stack. Entrance away from road; 2-storey, 4-window south front. Four- panelled door to right of centre, C20 door in former window to left, 4-pane sash to right, first floor has three 2-light segmental-headed casements to left and single-light first floor casement. Right hand bay is early C19 addition with semi-circular east end to right return: 4-pane sash to ground floor, 2-light casement and 4-pane wide 12-pane sash to first floor. Rear, facing road has 2-light segmental-headed casement and C20 casements to ground floor, C20 casement and pointed casement with interlaced glazing bars to first floor. C20 bay added to west end in similar style. Interior has partly blocked open fireplace with raised timber lintel on brick jambs in kitchen. Early C19 drawing room in curved east end has reeded door and window architraves with paterae, door with 6 reeded panels, window shutters with reeded panels. This may have originated as a small single-cell cottage, addition of early C19 bay with unusual curved end possibly indicates that this may have been used as a toll cottage on the turnpike to Amesbury.

Listing NGR: ST9877443853

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