Wall and Railings to former Sessions House and Canterbury Prison is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. Wall.
Wall and Railings to former Sessions House and Canterbury Prison
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-courtyard-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Wall and Railings to former Sessions House and Canterbury Prison, Hm Prison Canterbury, Longport
- OS grid reference
- TR 156 576
- Coordinates
- 51.27758, 1.09104
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wall and railings to the former Sessions House and Canterbury Prison date back to the time when these buildings were in use. The wall runs from the western boundary of the former Sessions House to the former Governor's House of Canterbury Prison at 45 Langport.
The structure features a low brick wall that stands about three feet high, topped with stone coping. This wall is punctuated by tall cast iron spear railings. The railings are supported by columns that are moulded to resemble fasces at regular intervals, with additional support provided by curved iron supports on brick and stone piers located at the back. There are four carriage openings in the wall: two in front of the former Sessions House, one directly opposite the entrance to Canterbury Prison, and one near the former Governor's House at 45 Langport.
Local climate
Wall and Railings to former Sessions House and Canterbury Prison 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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