5, The Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1954. Office. 3 related planning applications.
5, The Close
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-balcony-barley
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1954
- Type
- Office
- Address
- 5, The Close, NR1 4DH
- OS grid reference
- TG 234 087
- Coordinates
- 52.63024, 1.30039
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 5 The Close is a 17th-century building that was once the site of the former Almoners Barn and is now used as offices. It is constructed of red brick with a plain tile roof and features rendered dormers. The building has an L-shaped plan and consists of two storeys with six bays.
The left-hand side has an off-centre panelled door with a moulded surround and a 19th-century hood above it. To the left of the door is a sash window with glazing bars. At the extreme right, there is a three-light 17th-century window and a door with a plain surround. Above the ground floor, there is a remade moulded brick stringcourse to the left. The first floor has four sash windows with glazing bars on the left and two mullion and transom windows on the right, all featuring raised brick surrounds. A box gutter is supported on iron brackets.
There is a single-storey, two-bay arm that connects the two doors and is positioned at right angles to the main block. This section also includes mullion and transom windows, a moulded cornice, and a hipped roof. Inside, there is a staircase hall with 17th-century panelling and a staircase with turned balusters.
Local climate
5, The Close sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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