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The Close, SALISBURY, SP1 2EX

In The Close; home to The Rifles (Berks & Wilts) Museum: http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/museum/house-and-gardens

This building on the southwest corner of Chorister's Square in Salisbury houses a military museum - and the building itself is called The Wardrobe. Chorister's Square is a quadrangle of fine buildings adjoining the main cathedral close to the north on the northwestern corner. Another building on this square is the National Trust property Mompesson's House.

The Wardrobe at 58 The Close houses The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum. On display inside are more than 2,000 artefacts, the collections and archives of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire.

The Royal Berkshire Regiment, with its Museum in Brock Barracks, Oxford Road, Reading, and The Wiltshire Regiment, whose Museum was in Le Marchant Barracks, London Road, Devizes, merged in 1959 to become the Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire). In 2007 the Museum changed its name to the present title of The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum.

Mainly 15th Century house rebuilt 1701-3 for Charles Mompesson, MP for the rotten borough of Old Sarum. Now in the care of the National Trust. Grade II* listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254383?section=official-list-entry.

A former building belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury is now home to a military museum. Originally the Royal Berkshire Regiment had a museum in Reading and the Wiltshire Regiment had its in Devizes. The two merged in 1959 and a move to bring the museums together eventually happened in Salisbury. Following several merges the museum here is now known as The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum.

A regimental museum housing a collection of over 36,000 items.

The Wardrobe is a delightful building, mostly 15th century, altered in the 17th and 19th centuries. Now housing a military museum, its odd name is derived from the fact that it stands on the site of a medieval bishop's storehouse. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1254383 A cathedral was established at the Iron Age hillfort of Old Sarum by the Normans. In 1220 the cathedral was removed to the nearby plain and New Sarum (Salisbury) grew up around it, receiving a city charter in 1227. Located at the confluence of five rivers (Avon, Nadder, Ebble, Wylye and Bourne) the city is prone to flooding. Traffic between the ports of Southampton and Bristol, passes around the city's ring-road via the A36 causing much congestion.

Home of The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum, this building in The Close dates from the 15th century with later alterations. Grade II* listed.