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5, Cathedral Close
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

5, Cathedral Close

Cathedral Close, Exeter

Listed Grade I since 195373 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
HHouseCACity Centre conservation area1953Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About 5, Cathedral Close

The house at 5, Cathedral Close is one of 22 Grade I listed buildings in Exeter and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 176 buildings in Exeter to be listed, on 29 January 1953. It stands in the City Centre conservation area, designated in 1968. Within 400 metres are 13 more Grade I buildings and 181 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1169638↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Cathedral Close, Exeter · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 15, Cathedral CloseStart here
  2. 215 and 15A, Cathedral CloseGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 31-10 Southernhay WestGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Royal Devon and Exeter HospitalGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Presentation of St Mary Convent SchoolGrade I · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Southernhay HouseGrade II*0.2miRougemont HouseGrade II*0.2miChichester PlaceGrade II*0.2miGeorge's ChapelGrade I0.2mi67, South StreetGrade II*0.2miRougemont CastleGrade I0.2mi
Around it

55 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II*4, Cathedral Close11 mII*6, Cathedral Close14 mII*3, Cathedral Close17 mII*2, Cathedral Close21 mIMol's Coffee House27 mIIRoad Surface Leading from Southernhay to Martin's Lane31 mIChurch of St Martin31 mII*Devon and Exeter Institution35 mI8,9 and 9A, Cathedral Close46 mII*1 and 2, Catherine Street46 mIThe Law Library48 mIIStatue of Richard Hooker49 mIIThe Ship Inn55 mIIRemains of St Catherine's Almshouses56 mIIRoyal Clarence Hotel57 mII*Notaries' House57 mIIRemains of St Catherine's Chapel58 mIINo. 16, CATHEDRAL YARD63 m
Show the other 37
IINo. 17, CATHEDRAL YARD67 mII11-13, Martin's Lane73 mII18, Cathedral Yard75 mI10, Cathedral Close76 mII39, High Street83 mICathedral Church of St Peter83 mII11, Cathedral Close84 mII*40, High Street84 mII*41 and 42, High Street85 mIIWall of No 1588 mII*Church of St Stephen89 mII43, High Street89 mII44, High Street91 mII12 and 13, Cathedral Close92 mII45, High Street93 mII*46, High Street95 mII47, High Street97 mII*15 and 15A, Cathedral Close102 mII22, Cathedral Yard109 mIIEntrance Gate to Southernhay119 mII53, High Street121 mII*227, High Street121 mII*225 and 226, High Street124 mII54, High Street124 mIThe Bishop's Palace128 mII23 Cathedral Yard and 55 and 56 High Street129 mII14, Cathedral Close131 mII*The Cloisters134 mII24, Cathedral Yard137 mIIWall of No 14138 mII*The Cloisters142 mIIWall of Deanery143 mII2-8 Queen Street144 mII*Church House145 mII206, High Street147 mII207, High Street149 mII*Devon County War Memorial and Processional Way150 m
More like it

Grade I houses near Exeter

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

The Starcross Pumping HouseStarcross · 8 mi away
A la RondeExmouth · 8 mi away
Bradninch ManorBradninch · 9 mi away
The WalrondsCullompton · 11 mi away
The Old ChancelSidmouth · 13 mi away
Forde HouseNewton Abbot · 14 mi away
EastgateTotnes · 21 mi away
43, ButterwalkTotnes · 21 mi away

Questions about 5, Cathedral Close

Is 5, Cathedral Close listed?

Yes. 5, Cathedral Close is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1169638), first listed on 29 January 1953.

Can you visit 5, Cathedral Close?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is 5, Cathedral Close in a conservation area?

Yes, the City Centre conservation area, designated in 1968.

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