Boundary wall of 70 The Close running to south along road is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1972. Boundary wall.

Boundary wall of 70 The Close running to south along road

WRENN ID
dark-thatch-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1972
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary wall of 70 The Close running to south along road, Salisbury, SP1 2EN
OS grid reference
SU 141 292
Coordinates
51.06285, -1.79941
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall of 70 The Close dates from the 18th century and runs south along the road. It is approximately 6 feet high and constructed of flint rubble and stone, featuring tiled coping. At the south end, there are brick bands and a lantern mounted on a scrolled bracket. This wall is part of a group of listed buildings in The Close, which collectively form an outstanding architectural ensemble.

Local climate

Boundary wall of 70 The Close running to south along road 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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