The Close is a Grade II listed building in the Chesterfield local planning authority area, England. Residential building.

The Close

WRENN ID
fading-pediment-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield MP: Mr Toby Perkins (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Residential building
Address
The Close, Church Street North
OS grid reference
SK 385 751
Coordinates
53.27236, -1.42379
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Close is a building with origins dating back to the 16th or 17th century, featuring later additions and alterations from the 18th century and beyond. Constructed from stone rubble, it has a slate roof and features both an off-centre and an end chimney. The building is two storeys high and includes four sash windows with glazing bars. There is a stone mullioned three-light window that retains its original iron latches. A projecting two-storey porch is located on the west side, which has a door framed in stone with a dripstone mould above it, as well as a window in the porch. The ground floor has modern bay windows, and there is an arched cellar with brick vaults.

Local climate

The Close receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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