18, The Close

THE CLOSE 1. 1594 No 18 SU 1429 NW 3/43 28.2.52. II* GV

1. Originally Common Hall of the Vicars Choral, early canonical house (bequeathed 1319-20) of which these are some remains. The front part of house recased and heightened in the early C19. 3 storeys, stucco faced. Flat eaves to hipped slate roof. Unsymnmetrical front with projecting L H wing. Entrance below road level. 2 windows to upper floors. 1 window on ground floor and 6-panel door at R H with panelled reveals and doorcase of Doric pilasters simplified entablature and moulded pediment. The R H part has 1 window 3 panes wide on second floor and 4 panes wide first and ground floors. All windows have drip moulds. To rear early ruing 2 storeys tile hung with gable end old tile roof, restored, mostly C16/Cl7 but the west wall has section of original material, flint stone, rubble and diagonally set tiles. The wing has some exposed beams 2 bays of roof structure with intact windbraces and purlins, one collar.

All the listed buildings in The Close form an outstanding group.

Listing NGR: SU1447629669