Round house (Thames and Severn Canal)
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The round houses on the Thames and Severn Canal are five former lengthsmen's cottages built along the canal between Chalford and Lechlade in Gloucestershire, England. Constructed in the 1790s when the canal was built, all but one of them are Grade II listed and have been restored as private dwellings. The buildings have been described as "peculiar" and "a distinctive feature of the Thames and Severn Canal's architecture".
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Thames and Severn Canal round houses | |
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Type | Lengthsman's cottage |
Location | Thames and Severn Canal |
Area | Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, England |
Built | c. 1790–92 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Canal Round House, Chalford |
Designated | 28 June 1960 |
Reference no. | 1171394 |
Coordinates | 51.7209°N 2.1583°W / 51.7209; -2.1583 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Round House, Lechlade |
Designated | 4 July 1985 |
Reference no. | 1089423 |
Coordinates | 51.6875°N 1.7054°W / 51.6875; -1.7054 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Round House and Lock, Latton |
Designated | 1 November 1985 |
Reference no. | 1023127 |
Coordinates | 51.6634°N 1.8877°W / 51.6634; -1.8877 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Round House, Marston Maisey |
Designated | 1 November 1985 |
Reference no. | 1198062 |
Coordinates | 51.6655°N 1.8112°W / 51.6655; -1.8112 |
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