Description

KNUTSFORD

SJ77NE LEGH ROAD
792-1/2/81 (West side)
18/05/95 The Round House

GV II

House. c1900. By Richard Harding Watt. Edwardian Free style.
The house comprises round tower facing garden, with
rectangular block adjoining it facing street. Pedimented
doorway to garden up steps in this block, which is surmounted
by irregular parapet.
3-storeyed block offset beyond, with irregular fenestration of
1 and 2 lights, some with heavy stone lintels, randomly
projecting blocks of stone, and irregular embattled parapet.
Paired windows to ground floor of tower and first floor, not
aligned.
Tower projects from corner of main block, the other corner
marked by projecting square bay window wrapping it. Main
entrance in the northern return. Paired Ionic pilasters each
side of paired doors. Round-arched stair window to the right
of the doorway.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
One of a remarkable series of buildings erected in Legh Road
under the patronage of Richard Harding Watt: see The Old Croft
(qv).

Listing NGR: SJ7573777833

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26667951

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide