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| Round House. Calne Heritage Centre Collection. |
The Round House was a beautiful building at Wessington Park. This octagonal building originally thought to be a building to dry wool, but by the time it was demolished it had been converted into 3 cottages, with the thatched roof being updated to a tiled roof[1].
When used to dry wool, it is likely that, in common with other 'round houses', it would have had a central flue with slatted floors from drying. The 1840s Tithes record this area as having sundry owners and sundry occupiers.
It was demolished in the 1970s, certainly by 1973, when it was reported as demolished in the Calne Community Exhibition of 1973[2].
It was replaced by a small street that bears the name 'Round House' and allows us to remember what we have lost.
References:
[1] Treloar, P., 1988. Greetings from Calne. 1st ed. Calne: Calne Town Council.
[2] Tanner, G. and Downham, R., 1973. Calne Community Exhibition. 1st ed. Chippenham: Calne Borough Council.
