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That Roundhouse

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That Roundhouse is a roundhouse built in woodland within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park near Newport, Wales, constructed without planning permission over the winter of 1997 and 1998 by Tony Wrench, Jane Faith, and helpers as part of the then secret Brithdir Mawr intentional community. Discovered by the authorities in 1998 and initially threatened with demolition, it was granted retrospective planning permission in 2008, and it has since drawn wide attention as an example of low carbon, low impact, sustainable building. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Roundhouse 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
United Kingdom 2
Completed Year
1998 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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House, Concepts

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source That Roundhouse (Wikipedia)
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United Kingdom

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Source That Roundhouse (Wikipedia)
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1. That Roundhouse (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Roundhouse, lead definition
    That Roundhouse is a roundhouse sited in woods within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park near the town of Newport in Wales.
  • Lead
    It was constructed without planning permission during the winter of 1997/1998 by Tony Wrench and Jane Faith and helpers as part of the then secret Brithdir Mawr intentional community.
  • Lead section
    That Roundhouse is a roundhouse sited in woods within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park near the town of Newport in Wales. It was constructed without planning permission during the winter of 1997/1998 by Tony Wrench and Jane Faith and helpers as part of the then secret Brithdir Mawr intentional community.
  • Uses Element: Timber, Article text
    That Roundhouse was built mainly from immediately available materials, which meant primarily wood, all of which they cut themselves (as opposed to using commercially sourced lumber from a sawmill).
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2. That Roundhouse (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Roundhouse)
    Wikidata item Q7711268, instance of (P31): roundhouse
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: United Kingdom
    Wikidata item Q7711268, property P131/P17 (location): United Kingdom
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Wikidata: That Roundhouse
Wikidata Q7711268, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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