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Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue

England

List entry 1019307

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1019307

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0 hectares

Grid reference

SK 40818 20630

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The Round House is a lock up situated at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue in Leicestershire. Dating from the 19th century, it is a circular stone structure that served as a place of temporary detention for offenders and drunk individuals in the local community. The building's distinctive round form and modest scale are typical of purpose-built lock ups constructed during this period across England. It represents an important example of local law enforcement infrastructure and has been designated as an ancient monument reflecting its historical significance to the parish.

Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019307. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue?

The Round House is a lock up situated at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019307.

Who is responsible for protecting Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue?

Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019307.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm (2 km), The Bulwarks (earthworks) (2.7 km), Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm (3 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm

2 km

The Bulwarks (earthworks)

2.7 km

Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm

3 km

Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton

3.5 km

Coal mining remains in Lount Wood

3.5 km

Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall

4.2 km

Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field

4.4 km

Whitwick Castle

5.2 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue

Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Lock up known as The Round House, at the junction of Church Street and St Matthew's Avenue

MancetterRoman town · ~15.6 miles WallRoman town · ~21 miles Battle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~13.4 miles

Domesday entry for Worthington, Leicestershire →

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