53a, The Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 1952. A C17 Stable block. 5 related planning applications.
53a, The Close
- WRENN ID
- frozen-gutter-equinox
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 February 1952
- Type
- Stable block
- Address
- 53a, The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EL
- OS grid reference
- SU 142 297
- Coordinates
- 51.06665, -1.79801
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 17th-century former stable block, originally part of Mompesson House. The building is constructed of red brick on a projecting stone plinth, with a stone string course marking the first floor. Stone quoins and a moulded, coved eaves cornice are visible. The steeply pitched roof is covered in old tiles.
The first floor has four two-light stone mullioned windows with leaded glazing; the outer two were formerly blocked and have been restored. A former loft door, centrally located, is now a window set within a cased architrave surround with a double scroll head. The ground floor also features four two-light stone mullioned and transomed windows, along with a central arched door framed by rusticated stone, with projecting springers and a triple keystone.
The building contributes significantly to the outstanding group of listed buildings in The Close.
Local climate
53a, The Close 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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