Description

WISTON
1.
5404 The Roundhouse, in the
grounds of the Old Rectory
TQ 11 SE 13/359 15.3.55

II

2.
C18 or earlier. This stands in the garden of the Old Rectory, though it is
now occupied as a separate dwelling. It was originally the cottage occupied
by the Verderer of Wiston Park and stands on an eminence which gives it a good
view over the Park. It is a smmll 2 storey building of which the front is
elliptical with a rectory portion behind. The ground floor is of white brick
and has 2 windows in the centre with a shallow niche on each side of them.
The first floor is set back within the space occupied by the ground floor and
there is a roof round the bottom of Horsham slabs sloping up to the first floor
which is tile-hung and has one window and a polygonal pointed metal roof, with
Horsham slabs behind. Round-headed doorway on the east side. Modern additions
to the rear. Cottage cupboard-staircase inside.

Listing NGR: TQ1566513386

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26636992

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Recommended Books

• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)