20, The Close
20, THE CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1023596
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- Statutory Address:
- 20, THE CLOSE
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- Date:
- 2002-07-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/06833/11
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1023596
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- Statutory Address 1:
- 20, THE CLOSE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 20, THE CLOSE
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 14391 29664
Details
SU 1429 NW
3/41
THE CLOSE
No 20
28.2.52.
GV
II*
1718 refronting of medieval building. 2 storey and attic. Brick on stone
plinth and with stone quoins and 1st floor string. Moulded wood eaves cornice,
gutter with lion head ornament and hipped old tile roof. All windows have
stone surrounds, 3 dormers, small sashes, with cornice. 5 windows 1st floor,
4 windows ground floor and 1840 stone porch in centre, with round headed side
lights. Banded piers, ebtaluature, 4 panel porch door with semi-circular
fanlight. Inner glazed and panelled door, semi-circular fanlight with looped
concentric glazing. Small 6 panel door with arched radiating and wreathed
fanlight in later early C19. 1 storey extension to left. 2 storey extension
to right with one window. Long rear wing 2 storey timber frame partly with
oversailing tile hung 1st floor with shaped tiles. Gable end old tile roof.
The west front of wing has medieval stonework flint rubble and tiles inset.
Irregular C18 and later windows, A large 4 centred chamfered stone archway
in present kitchen in this wing former carriageway on this part of house
was the stables of No 21 The Close qv, On west side a 2 storey red brick circa
1840 extension with 2 recessed sash windows and hipped slate roof.
Interior of 1718 block has good mid to later C18 staircase with open string,
turned balusters and moulded handrail swept up to newels.
The roof structure of early wing concealed but apparently has trusses with
collar.
All the listed buildings in the Close form an outstanding group.
Listing NGR: SU1439129664
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318990
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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