The Close is a group of houses in Nailsea, North Somerset that was designed in1933 by the Architect Robert Maclaren Love. Evident in the design is the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement characterised by vernacular work by Architects such as Edwin Lutyens and Voysey.

This extract from a computer model shows the Group as originally intended.

A Landowner named Pippett commissioned Love to design 6 houses for rent. The design consisted of 2 detached and 4 terraced houses in a symmetrical layout. Due to the limitations of the drainage system however, one of the detached houses was not built.

This relatively recent photo was taken from the School Playing Fields.

An Aerial Photo taken in 1962. The land to the left of the main terrace at this time was undeveloped.

An interesting photo in other aspects also, showing Nailsea before the changes to the original village centre and before mass housing development. Mizzymead Road is under construction that was built on Mizzymead farm.