1, The Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Norwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1954. Office. 2 related planning applications.

1, The Close

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich South MP: Clive Lewis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1954
Type
Office
Address
1, The Close, NR1 4DH
OS grid reference
TG 234 087
Coordinates
52.63053, 1.2997
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

1, The Close is a former building of unknown use, now serving as an office. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of red brick. The roof is not visible. The building is single-storey and features three blind windows in the parapet. There is a right-hand off-centre door that has a square fanlight above it. Additionally, there are two sash windows with glazing bars and flat rubbed brick arches, along with a small sash window located at the extreme right.

Local climate

1, 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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