5, The Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.
5, The Close
- WRENN ID
- under-lime-spindle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LICHFIELD
SK1109NW THE CLOSE 1094-1/4/195 (West side) 05/02/52 No.5
GV II*
House, originally part of the lower court of Vicars' Close. C14 with early C18 south facade. Timber-frame with brick front; tile roof with brick stack. Right angle plan. 2 storeys with basement; 2-window range. Basement has some stone. Entrance up opposed stone steps with plain wooden handrail has 6-panel door, 2 glazed. Segmental-headed windows have cross-casements; basement opening. Rear has brick underbuilding to close-studded 1st floor. Moulded bressumer and plain eaves. Entrance with wide-boarded door. Varied fenestration: 2 small and one 3-light casement to ground floor; 1st floor has small casement in originally larger opening, leaded light to right end. INTERIOR: recorded as having 3 bays of framing; framing in large square panels to left wall. Originally faced north into lower court of the Vicars' Close, with gabled facade, re-oriented to face south in early C18. (Victoria History of the County of Stafford: Greenslade M W: Lichfield: Oxford: 1990-: P.59; Drury P: The Capitular Estate of Dean and Chapter of Lichfield Cathedral: 1987-).
Listing NGR: SK1144909709
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