ained ▁glass ▁by ▁Douglas ▁Stra chan . ▁France ▁Lyn ch , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁parish ▁but ▁a ▁separate ▁ecc les iast ical ▁parish ▁has ▁a ▁splendid ▁listed ▁church , ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist , ▁built ▁by ▁George ▁Frederick ▁Bod ley ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁build ▁Washington ▁National ▁C athedral ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC . ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁distinct ive , ▁and ▁most ▁photograph ed , ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁Round ▁House . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁Th ames ▁and ▁Se vern ▁Canal ▁Company ▁as ▁a ▁length man ' s ▁c ott age ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁along ▁the ▁Th ames ▁and ▁Se vern ▁Canal . ▁( The ▁others ▁are ▁at ▁Co ates , ▁Cer ney ▁W ick , ▁Mar ston ▁Mey sey ▁and ▁Ing les ham .) ▁A ▁notable ▁feature ▁is ▁that ▁access ▁is ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁steps ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁as ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁would ▁have ▁originally ▁been ▁st abling ▁for ▁a ▁horse . ▁A part ▁from ▁a ▁relatively ▁short ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁museum ▁it ▁has ▁ful filled ▁its ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁residence , ▁which ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁do ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁Direct ly ▁opposite ▁the ▁Round ▁House ▁is ▁Ch alf ord ▁Place , ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁building ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁de ▁Ch alk ford es ▁who ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁documents ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 2 4 0 .