7, The Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. A Medieval House. 3 related planning applications.
7, The Close
- WRENN ID
- dusted-nave-sage
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- House
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- 7, The Close, WS13 7LD
- OS grid reference
- SK 114 097
- Coordinates
- 52.68501, -1.83187
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 7 The Close is a house originally part of the lower court of Vicars' Close, now serving as an office. It dates from the 15th century, with a reconstruction at the southeast corner. The building features a timber frame with ashlar underbuilding to the south and east, and has a tile roof with brick stacks. It has a right-angle plan facing the Cathedral, with a small wing to the right. The house is two storeys high with an attic and has a two-window range.
To the right, there is a small plastered wing with a cornice. The entrance features a doorcase with panelled pilaster strips and a frieze, topped with a cornice, and includes an overlight above a six-flush-panel door; there is a round-headed entry at the right end. The ground floor window has a sill and a four-pane sash, while the first floor has a tripartite sash with a 2:4:2-pane configuration and a two-light casement to the right. The attic contains a two-light casement, with a similar window in the gabled dormer to the right. The left return has small windows on the ground and first floors, and the right return shows some exposed timber-framing and the entrance.
Local climate
7, The Close receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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