Round Houses was built in 1851 by Francis Crawshay. The four storey circular building comprises eight dwellings for the shipwright and carpenters who worked in the nearby boatyard on the Doctor's Canal (nprn 85391). The building was demolished around 1940.
(Sources include: Rowson & Wright, The Glamorganshire and Aberdare Canals, Volume 2, 2004)
B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 16 January 2014.