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Name:THE ROUND HOUSE, (formerly Windmill Cottage)
HER No.:8498
Type of Record:Listed Building

Summary

Grade II listed c.1805 cottage converted from smock windmill.

Grid Reference:SP 940 328
Parish:WOBURN, CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE
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Full Description

Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service Documents, BLARS: R3/2114/530 (Unpublished document). SBD10551.

Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service Documents, BLARS: R3/2114/531 (Unpublished document). SBD10551.

Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service Documents, BLARS: R5/1302-1304 (Unpublished document). SBD10551.

NMR/AMIE, HE NRHE Monument Inventory, 1303427 (Index). SBD12367.

Base of a Post Medieval smock mill converted into a picturesque cottage for the 6th Duke of Bedford in 1805-20. Built of coursed limestone with repairs in brick and a tile roof. Extended in the erly 20th century.
National Building Record Index No: NRI01

Bedfordshire County Council, HER Slide Archive, 2988-2989 (Slide). SBD10508.

Bedfordshire County Council, 1970 - 2000s, HER Photograph Archive, F1010/28 (Photograph). SBD10506.

Bedfordshire County Council, 1970 - 2000s, HER Photograph Archive, F551/19-23 (Photograph). SBD10506.

Department of the Environment, 1987, DoE Mid Beds 59th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Index). SBD11183.

Grade II listed former base of smock windmill, converted 1805-20 to picturesque cottage for John 6th Duke of Bedford. Formerly known as Windmill Cottage. Coursed ironstone with some repairs in brick, the whole colourwashed. Pyramidal clay tile roof, some fishscale tiles. One storey and attics, octagonal plan. SE elevation has part-glazed door in cambered-headed opening. Some way above this is 3-centred arch with projecting keystone, the brickwork beneath it indicating that the arch was probably open prior to conversion. Other elevations have round-arched recesses with projecting keystones, one blind, others containing casements with glazing bars. SW and NE elevations have semi- circular eyebrown dormers containing casement windows. Central brick chimney stack. Early C20 single storeyed slate roofed addition to NE elevation. Included as an architectural curiosity.

A A Bryan, 1998, Windmill gazetteer for England, p1 (Bibliographic reference). SBD12556.

Base of a Post Medieval smock mill converted into a picturesque cottage for the 6th Duke of Bedford in 1805-20. Built of coursed limestone with repairs in brick and a tile roof. Extended in the erly 20th century.

Protected Status:

  • Listed Building (II) 1846/9/122: The Round House

Monument Type(s):

  • HOUSE (19th Century to Modern - 1805 AD to 2050 AD)

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events: None recorded

Sources and Further Reading

---SBD10506 - Photograph: Bedfordshire County Council. 1970 - 2000s. HER Photograph Archive. F1010/28.
---SBD10508 - Slide: Bedfordshire County Council. HER Slide Archive. 2988-2989.
---SBD10551 - Unpublished document: Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service Documents. BLARS: R3/2114/530.
---SBD11183 - Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. DoE Mid Beds 59th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
---SBD12367 - Index: NMR/AMIE. HE NRHE Monument Inventory. 1303427.
---SBD12556 - Bibliographic reference: A A Bryan. 1998. Windmill gazetteer for England. p1.

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