68, The Close

68, The Close is a substantial early canonical house, originally known as "Myles Place" in the 16th century. It was rebuilt in the 18th century, around 1720, and is considered the most impressive house within the Close. The property extends over three storeys and features a semi-basement.

The east front is constructed of ashlar stone with a projecting plinth that extends to ground floor level. This forms the base for four Doric pilasters, positioned at the corners and flanking the three central bays, which slightly project. These pilasters rise two storeys and support a moulded entablature that breaks forward over the pilasters. The top of the cornice serves as the sill for the second-floor windows, which are topped with an attic and a string course. The pilasters are adorned with egg-and-tongue carving to their capitals. The roof is covered with old tiles. The facade features seven windows on the upper floors and six windows on the ground floor. The ground and first floor windows have moulded cills and triple keystones. The semi-basement has six two-light casement windows. A tall, ten-panel central door is accented by a lion’s head knocker and a four-pane rectangular fanlight, set within a plain stone surround with a projecting key block. The door is approached by a double flight of twelve stone steps that curve outwards at the bottom. The steps are flanked by solid balustrades designed to create a sense of scale and distance through a false perspective of diminishing heights between projecting piers at different level treads and varying coping heights.

The west garden elevation is constructed of red brick with stone dressings. It features giant pilasters with egg and dart moulding to their capitals and a similar fenestration and detailing to the main front. A central glazed door leads to a raised ground floor, featuring a thick bar lattice glazing pattern which mirrors that found in the Summerhouse in the garden of No 15 The Close. A flight of steps with an iron balustrade leads down to the garden. A later 18th-century porch has been added to the north side of the house, incorporating fluted Roman Doric columns and wall pilasters, an entablature, and a rendered rectangular bay with one window.

The interior includes a large entrance hall with a staircase and a balcony at the first-floor level, featuring an open string and thin turned balusters. There is inlaid work on the landing. Panelling and a back doorway, featuring an open pediment on fluted pilasters, are also present. An angle fireplace is located in the rear room. The first-floor drawing room has a good plaster ceiling and a small stone fireplace flanked by pilasters.

The group value of all listed buildings within the Close is considered outstanding.