The Close — Church Street

Detached four-bay two-storey house, extant 1838, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay two-storey on a symmetrical plan; four-bay two-storey rear (east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks on yellow brick Running bond bases having corbelled stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Repointed snecked limestone walls originally rendered with cut-limestone flush quoins to corners; roughcast surface finish to side elevations. Square-headed central door opening with threshold, and red brick block-and-start surround framing replacement timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with dragged cut-limestone sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Street fronted in hollow with repointed snecked limestone stepped boundary wall to perimeter having ivy-covered rock faced hammered limestone coping.