Refectory Hall and Kitchen to St John's Hospital is a Grade II* listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1949. Hospital.
Refectory Hall and Kitchen to St John's Hospital
- WRENN ID
- ruined-keep-tide
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1949
- Type
- Hospital
- Address
- Refectory Hall and Kitchen to St John's Hospital, Northgate
- OS grid reference
- TR 151 583
- Coordinates
- 51.28349, 1.08397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Refectory Hall and Kitchen to St John's Hospital dates from the 12th century and features elements from the 16th century. It was restored in the 19th century and is three storeys high, faced with flint and reused masonry. The roof consists of alternating bands of tiles and fishscale tiles, with end quoins. There is a septagonal turret that has blocked slit windows, topped with a tiled roof and a modern wrought iron weathervane. The gable end has stone mullion windows. A 12th-century arched door leads to the old kitchens, which contain an old kitchen range with an oven and iron spits. The Refectory above features a blocked 16th-century fireplace, original Refectory chairs and tables, and a fine late Medieval chest. The Chapel, Refectory Hall, Kitchen, a section of wall at the rear of the Chapel, and Nos 1 to 7 (consecutive) at St John's Hospital form a group.
Local climate
Refectory Hall and Kitchen to St John's Hospital sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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