NHER 7918 (Building record) - The Roundhouse

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Summary

This octagonal brick building dates to the 18th century. It is colourwashed and has a thatched roof, a central group of chimneys and 20th century wings. It was probably one of the original lodges for Costessey Old Hall.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1306065: THE ROUND HOUSE

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 1978.
In fact octagonal; doors surrounded by sunken frames and surmounted by lunettes alternate with recessed square panels with oval panels above. Central group of chimneys. Brick. 18th century. Later rear extension.
(S1) call it a former tollhouse ('marked as such in 1840 tithe map') but on (S2) marked only as 'cottage and garden'.
Not a tollhouse, as (S3) makes clear.
(S4) seems to suggest it may have been a lodge for Costessey Old Hall, a building on site of present Lodge Farm.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 April 1978.

June 1983. Card redone.
(S5) lists the locations of the tollhouses and the first from Norwich was 'at the two mile stone'. The roundhouse is at the four mile stone.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 May 1993.

March 1987.
(S6) (in file) mentions three 'beehive' lodges to Costessey Park, one of which was 'at the Roundwell public house'. Could this be that lodge?
E. Rose (NAU), 14 March 1997.

September 2005.
Colourwashed brick. 20th century wings.
See (S1).
D. Robertson (NLA), 9 September 2005.

March 2009.
Proposal to construct a two-storey extension.
See (S7) and (S8)
H. White (NLA), 23 April 2009

Associated Sources (12)

--- SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
--- SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 272.
--- SNF57612 Photograph: Vincent and Gorbing Chartered Architects and Town Planners. 2003. Distinctive features in the vicinity of Lodge Farm, Costessey.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1306065.
<S2> SNF57613 Map: 1839. Costessey Tithe Map.
<S3> SNF57614 Unpublished Document: Dissertation on Swaffham turnpike.
<S4> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
<S5> SNF57615 Unpublished Document: Lodey, J.. 1993. From the minutes of the Turnpike Trustees and an advert in the Norwich Mercury.
<S6> SNF3027 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997. Cottage set to create a buzz in the market. 14 March.
<S7> SNF71624 Unpublished Document: GBM Architecture. 2009. Design and Access Statement. The Roundhouse, Costessey.
<S8> SNF54394 Designation: Listed Building Consent.

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Record last edited

Jan 26 2018 2:02PM