Description

THE CLOSE
1.
1594
North Gate
SlJ 1429 NW 3/23 28.2.52.
I GV

2.
C14 and Cl5. Perpendicular. 2 storey. Coursed stone. South front - large
moulded 3 centred arch over roadway. 2 2-light stone mullioned casements
with pointed arched lights on 1st floor flanking central niche with small
side buttresses and carved canopy.
Modern statue of King Edward VII in niche. The wall is crowned with moulded
battlemented cresting, enriched with cusped panel ornament on a moulded string,
and with shields in upper parts of battlements. The North front - much more
elaborate with similar archway framed in rectangular drip mould with enriched
spandrels and band of raised circles over, enriched with quatre foil panel
treatment. 2 similar 1st floor windows flanking large central Coat of Arms.
Miniature crenellation to C17 panelled oak gates. Port cullis removed.

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

Listing NGR: SU1427029754

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17529286

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5