Linnell Close, like nearby Linnell Drive, was named for a Victorian artist - it is accessed by a private road from Meadway.
It leads off Meadway and has grander detached buildings, overlooking a green and featuring work by several architects.
Linnell Close was the first major example of neo-Georgian in the Suburb. It was described as ‘a cathedral close in miniature’. Houses are grouped around a formal green and there is a view of St Jude’s Spire from the southern end.