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1670-80	The Round House was built, probably as a single cell cottage, in Chitterne St Mary parish where Lord Paulet was Lord of the Manor.
1734	The Manor of Chitterne St Mary belonged to the Michell family.
1761-62	The Amesbury Turnpike Trust was set up. The Round House is on the section of the road from West Amesbury to Ansty Hill.
1799	The Manor of Chitterne St Mary bought by Paul Cobb Methuen of Corsham Court, from Bryant Biggs. The Round House was occupied by Charles Baker and his wife Susannah, daughter of Samuel Biggs.
1808	Joseph Brown Morris of Mere, became curate of Chitterne St Mary. He leased the Round House and lived there with his widowed mother Elizabeth Morris. Charlotte Folliott, widow of Gilbert Folliott, was probably their housekeeper.
1812	Elizabeth Morris died and was buried in the chancel of Chitterne St Mary Church. Her negro boy also died and was buried the following day beyond the graveyard boundary.
1814	The round end of the house was probably constructed.
1815	Joseph Brown Morris died and his brother Charles Morris took over the lease of the Round House and married Charlotte Folliott.
1819	The benefices of Chitterne All Saints and Chitterne St Mary were united by deed.
1826	The Round House is mentioned in a schedule for sale of the Chitterne estates. Charles Morris aged 38, was the leaseholder under a 99 year lease determined on the lives of himself, his wife Charlotte aged 41 and James Folliot aged 25, at a rent of 1s.and heriot (death duty paid by tenants to their lord) of 5s.
1830	The Round House was amongst estates in Chitterne bought by Walter Long of Rood Ashton.
1841	The house is called Laura Cottage in the census.
1842	On the tithe map Charles Morris is noted as the leaseholder of The Round House, under Walter Long Esq.
1862	Charlotte Morris died on 8th February, aged 82 years.
1867	Walter Long of Rood Ashton died. Richard Penruddocke Long was his heir.
1868	The Amesbury Turnpike Trust was defunct. The effects, including the Chitterne gates, were auctioned off in 1871.
1875	Walter Hume Long inherited much of Chitterne including the Round House.
1878	Walter Hume Long raised £500 'pin' money for his future wife, Lady Dorothy Blanche Boyle, by transferring the "use" of The Round House, (together with other properties he owned) from himself to Viscount Lascelles, for a term of 99 years.
1879	Charles Morris died on 10th December, aged 94 years.
1881	The Census shows that the house was called Gunville Cottage in 1881. Three families lived in it: John Balch, a policeman, and his wife and 5 children; Robert Hinton, a tailor, and his wife and 3 children; Frederick Dewey, a maltster, and his wife and 3 children.
1882	The name Polden, with an unidentifiable initial, and the year 1882 is scratched into the plaster on the chimney breast in the round end attic.
1889	1889 is scratched on a brick in the left door jamb of the stable.
1891	The Census shows that The Round House had been rented by the police and then housed Police Constable John Cook, his wife and two children.
1897	The Round House bought from Walter Hume Long for £70 by Alice Mary Langford, granddaughter of William Wallis of Chitterne St Mary Manor.
1901	Alice Langford lived at the Round House alone in 1901.
1907	The two parishes of Chitterne All Saints and Chitterne St. Mary became the civil parish of Chitterne by an order of the Local Government Board.
1917	The Round House bought by G. and William James Poolman.
1924	George Poolman died.
1950	A hard coating of Mendip Dust and cement was applied to the round end wall by David W. C. Frostick.
1963	Refurbishment by the Poolmans.
1968	William Poolman died on 10th January, aged 75 years.
1974	Elsie Poolman, William's wife, died on 12th December aged 80 years.
1976	David and Susan Robinson from Westbury bought The Round House in May, and after renovations moved in in August with their two daughters Katherine and Jessica.
1977	Amy Jane Robinson born 30th September.
1979	Amanda Jo Robinson born 3rd October.
1982	A car-port with an archway entrance in the perimeter wall was built against the north side of the stable. The large horse chestnut tree that had dominated the south-west side of the lawn was taken down.
1986	A two-storey extension was added to the west end of the house.
1987	The Round House was listed Grade II.
1988	A new floor was built in the stable, at a lower level than the old hay-loft. This involved removing a beam and inserting tie-beams instead. Two sky-lights were installed in the east facing slate roof.
1990	David Robinson started an Engineering Draughting business called "Straight Lines", working from home.
2000	The filming of the Round House for a programme in the series 'The History Trail' for HTV.
2001	A new sash window was fitted to replace the odd casement window in the round bedroom.