The Round House
THE ROUND HOUSE, 61, WATERLOO ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379802
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Round House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROUND HOUSE, 61, WATERLOO ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379802
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The Round House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROUND HOUSE, 61, WATERLOO 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, 61, WATERLOO ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 32143 14926
Details
SOUTHPORT
SD31SW WATERLOO ROAD, Birkdale
664-1/3/16 (East side)
No.61
The Round House
II
House. 1924-5, by Luke Highton of Southport, for himself, as a
residence with an attic observatory; remodelled internally in
1963 by Preston and Norris. White-painted render on brick;
roof covering concealed except for glazed observatory.
International Modern style. Circular plan.
EXTERIOR: two-and-a-half storeys over a basement, with 2
first-floor windows in the centre of the curved west front
(which breaks forward slightly) and others round the north and
south sides. Roughcast brick plinth, a single sill band and a
double lintel band carried round each floor, a high plain
parapet broken in the centre by a wide attic gable and ramped
up to the rear.
The centre has a pair of 3-light windows at ground floor, with
rectangular lights which have margin panes and X-shaped
geometrical glazing bars in the heads. Pair of matching
2-light windows at first floor, and an oblong attic window in
the gable without glazing bars (probably altered glazing); the
curved north and south sides have 2-light windows to the main
floors like those at the front, and towards the rear on the
north side is a semicircular porch with lancet windows (added
1963).
In the centre of the roof is a glazed circular observatory
window formerly surmounted by a glass dome.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD3214314926
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479210
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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