Boundary wall and gateway to north of 71A and 71B The Close, along West Walk is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. Garden wall. 2 related planning applications.

Boundary wall and gateway to north of 71A and 71B The Close, along West Walk

WRENN ID
drifting-spindle-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1972
Type
Garden wall
Address
Boundary wall and gateway to north of 71A and 71B The Close, along West Walk, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
OS grid reference
SU 141 292
Coordinates
51.06249, -1.79931
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This boundary wall and gateway date to the 18th century and are located to the north of numbers 71A and 71B The Close, along West Walk. The wall is approximately 1.8 metres high and constructed of flint rubble and stone, with some brickwork visible. The wall is punctuated by stone gate piers topped with ball finials. Modern wooden gates are situated adjacent to number 71B. The buildings in The Close collectively form a building of outstanding group value.

Local climate

Boundary wall and gateway to north of 71A and 71B The Close, along West Walk receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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