68, The Close
68, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1261304
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 68, The Close
- Statutory Address:
- 68, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1261304
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- 68, The Close
- Statutory Address 1:
- 68, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- 68, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
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 14115 29412
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22 June 2021 to reformat the text to current standards
SU 1429 SW
5/7
THE CLOSE
No 68
28.2.52.
GV
I
Site of early canonical house known in C16 as "Myles Place". Rebuilt 1720 and stateliest house in the Close. Three storey and semi-basement. Ashlar stone east front with projecting plinth up to ground floor level, forming base to four Doric pilasters (at corners and flanking three centre bays which have slight projection) carried up two storeys with moulded entablature, broken forward over pilasters, the top of cornice forming sill to second floor windows, which are in tall attic crowned with string and with the pilaster lines carried up to coping of tall parapet over attic storey. The pilasters have egg-and-tongue carving to caps. Old tile roof.
Seven windows to upper floors. Six windows on ground floor. Ground and first floor windows have moulded cills and triple keystones. Six two-light semi-basement casement windows. Tall ten-panel central door with Lions' head knocker and four-pane rectangular
fanlight in plain stone surround with projecting key block. Stone doorcase of fluted Corinthian pilasters, broken entablature and segmental pediment with small shield and supporting swags in tympanum. The door approached by double flight of twelve stone steps curved outwards at bottom, with solid balustrades elaborately worked out to give scale and distance by false perspective of diminishing heights between projecting piers at the different levels of stair and varying heights of the coping. The west garden elevation is red brick with stone dressings and also has giant pilasters with egg and dart moulding to caps. Similar fenestration and details as on main front. Central glazed door to raised ground floor with thick bar lattice glazing pattern similar to that in door of Summerhouse in garden of No 15 The Close qv. Flight of steps with iron balustrade down to garden. North side of house has later C18 porch with fluted Roman Doric columns and wall pilasters, entablature and rendered rectangular bay with one window, added above.
Interior has large entrance hall containing staircase and balcony round at first floor level, open string thin turned balusters. Inlay work on landing. Panelling and back doorway with open pediment on fluted pilasters. Angle fireplace to rear room. Good plaster ceiling to first floor drawing room, small stone fireplace flanked by pilasters.
All the listed buildings in the Close form an outstanding group.
Listing NGR: SU1411129408
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 319056
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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