Editing Thames and Severn Canal (section)

==Structures==
{{main|Round house (Thames and Severn Canal)}}
[[File:Chalford Roundhouse - geograph.org.uk - 1054672.jpg|thumb|right|Chalford Roundhouse at the site of Chalford Wharf]]
A number of the buildings associated with the canal have survived and appear on the [[listed building]] register, including five circular cottages, built with three floors. The lower floor was intended to be used as a store and has access to the outside. A set of outside steps leads up to the first floor, which is around {{convert|16|ft|10|in|m}} in diameter. It was designed as a living area and was equipped with a [[cooking range]]. A staircase, built between the inner and outer wall, leads up to a circular bedroom on the second floor.<ref name=mcknight>{{harvnb |McKnight |1981 |p=88}}</ref> The round houses are situated at Lechlade (the [[Round House, Inglesham]]), by the entrance lock from the Thames;<ref>{{NHLE |num=1089423 |desc=Lechlade round house |access-date=3 July 2011}}</ref> at Marston Meysey;<ref>{{NHLE |num=1198062 |desc=Marston Meysey round house |access-date=3 July 2011}}</ref> at Cerney Wick near Latton, next to lock 39;<ref>{{NHLE |num=1023127 |desc=Latton round house |access-date=3 July 2011}}</ref> at Coates, close to the eastern portal of the tunnel;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/media/Cotswold%20Canals%20Map%202010.1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009195425/http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/media/Cotswold%20Canals%20Map%202010.1.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live |title=Map |publisher=Cotswold Canals}}</ref> and at Chalford, next to lock 13.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1171394 |desc=Chalford round house |access-date=3 July 2011}}</ref> Some had a pointed slate roof, while others had a lead cone, which collected rainwater for drinking. They were built in the 1790s for use by lock-keepers and [[Lengthsman|lengthsmen]], but were not particularly popular due to the limited amount of space and problems with finding suitable furniture for a circular room.<ref name=mcknight/>