The South Canonry, now Bishop's House

71, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2ER

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1023632
Date first listed:: 28-Feb-1952
List Entry Name:: The South Canonry, now Bishop's House
Statutory Address:: 71, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2ER

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1023632
Date first listed:: 28-Feb-1952
List Entry Name:: The South Canonry, now Bishop's House
Statutory Address 1:: 71, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2ER

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: 71, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2ER

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Salisbury
National Grid Reference:: SU 14147 29170

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SU 1429 SW 5/4

THE CLOSE No 71 (The South Canonry, now Bishop's House)

28.2.52.

GV II Earlier canonical house on this site. The building was severely damaged in the Civil War and successively rebuilt circa 1665, major alterations in 1778, early C19 and 1889. Two storey. Red brick on stone plinth. Bracketed and moulded stone cornice, broken over slight central projection with pediment. Old tile roof swept out over eaves and with sloping ridge of pediment carried high up main sloped roof.

Five windows on first floor, the central with bracketed stone cill and stone architrave surround. Four taller windows on ground floor. All windows with triple keystones. Six-panel central door with plain fanlight in arched stone opening with moulded surround with stone doorcase of pilasters, broken cornice and broken pediment. Narrow side windows flanking doorway with stone surrounds, probably later insert. The house has C19 additions on south west side, and west front redone 1889.

Earlier features inside: room to right of entrance has moulded beams and a large boss with arms of Henry Seward circa 1640. To right of main front remains of C17/C18 service wing only part wall of old stone flint and brick with C19 lean-to brick additions on west side.

Former stables of No 71 see under Nos 71A and 71B

All the listed buildings in the Close form an outstanding group.

Listing NGR: SU1414729168

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Legacy System number:: 319066
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.