Long Close House

Long Close House is a detached house dating from the mid-17th century, with a north addition constructed around 1840 and the south side rebuilt around 1890. The house is built of plastered chalk, with English bond brick to the rear, and has a Welsh slate roof and brick stacks. It comprises a 17th-century range parallel to a 19th-century addition, with a bay to the east. The two-storey, five-window front features a 6-panelled door in panelled reveals, with a fanlight and porch to the left. To the left of the door is a 3-light 8-pane sash with a keystone, while single 8-pane sashes are located on either side. To the right are two 3-light sashes and a 6-panelled door in a beaded case with a flat wooden hood supported by cast-iron brackets. A pilaster and plat band divide the facade at the first floor. The first floor has three 2-light casements, a single 4-pane sash, and a pair of sashes. A fixed window is located on the left return at the first floor. The rear of the house is in English bond brick, featuring three 2-storey canted bays with segmental-headed sashes and hipped slate roofs, interspersed with 2-light casements and 16-pane flush sashes. The interior includes a good mid-19th century staircase in the front extension, characterised by barley-twist carved balusters and a wood-panelled ceiling. The rear range contains chamfered spine beams with ogee and jewelled stops. A reset early 17th-century fireplace surround with arabesque carving (likely from Salisbury Market Place) is located in the east room. The first floor displays some partly exposed timber-framed partition. Attached to the east gable is a late 19th-century glass conservatory, made by Messenger and Company of Loughborough, featuring round-arched leaded windows, a fan-laid mosaic floor, and cresting to the roof; a name is inscribed on the door handle.