The Round House
THE ROUND HOUSE, 131, LYNN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153121
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Round House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROUND HOUSE, 131, LYNN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153121
- Date first listed:
- 08-Oct-1984
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Round House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROUND HOUSE, 131, LYNN ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROUND HOUSE, 131, LYNN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Snettisham
- National Grid Reference:
- TF6835133461
Details
SNETTISHAM LYNN ROAD (West)
TF 63 SE LYNN ROAD (West)
4/35
Southgate, No 131, The
Round House
The address shall be amended to read:
LYNN ROAD (West)
No 131 (The Round House)
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TF 63 SE SNETTISHAM LYNN ROAD (west)
4/35 Southgate, No. 131,
The Round House.
- II
Cottage. Mid-to-late C18. Built as a tea-room and organ room with pleasure
grounds for Catherine Styleman (1724-1793) who married in 1752 Nicholas Style-
man (1721-1788) of Snettisham Old Hall. Coursed, squared carstone, some rubble
faced blocks standing proud of wall-line, perhaps as part of dovecote role.
Black and smut pantiled roof. Single storey with attic inserted in roof,
pentagonal on plan having hipped roof with attic inserted. Gothick. Each
face has an opening, mostly somewhat altered. At north-east 4 panel part
glazed door with switch tracery Gothic-arched head under ogee surround with
cross at head. At east inserted 2-light plate glass casement with earlier
switch tracery Gothic arched head. At south-east 2-light casement with glazing
bars and switch tracery head. At south-west C20 lean-to porch screening
boarded door with switch tracery head. At west 2-light casement with glazing
bars, arched without switch tracery. At north-west window casement with plate
window inserted, surviving switch tracery head. Eaves string-course,
rectangular openings for dovecote form cornice. Hipped roof with inserted
C20 dormers and central brick stack, rebuilt C20. See Robert W. Harding,
A Tour of Snettisham, (n.p. 1982) pp. 1, 41.
Listing NGR: TF6835133461
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221421
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Harding, R W, A Tour of Snettisham, (1981)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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