Pilgrims Entry or Pentise Attached to Number 29 is a Grade II* listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. Covered way.

Pilgrims Entry or Pentise Attached to Number 29

WRENN ID
distant-tracery-twilight
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Country
England
Type
Covered way
OS grid reference
TR 150 580
Coordinates
51.28091, 1.0827
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Pilgrim's Entry, also known as the Pentise, is a medieval covered walkway that connects to Number 29 in the Cathedral Precincts. This structure dates back to the 15th century and served as a passage for pilgrims heading to their lodgings after visiting the Shrine of St Thomas a' Becket. It is a single-storey building constructed from flint and ashlar, featuring a roof supported by tie-beams on braces and scissor braces, with a tiled covering. The ends are timber framed and made of brick. This entry is part of a group that includes Nos 20 to 29A, the wall in the garden of No 29, the wall and gatepiers between Nos 28 and 29, the gateway from Green Court, and the adjoining building to the left, which houses the King's School Library and a Norman staircase.

Local climate

Pilgrims Entry or Pentise Attached to Number 29 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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  1. The Archdeacon of Canterbury's House Grade I 33 m
  2. Wall and Gatepiers Between Nos 28 and 29 Grade II 36 m
  3. Wall in Garden of No 29 Grade II 38 m
  4. 29a, The Cathedral Precincts Grade II 45 m
  5. Remains of Cellarer's Hall in Archbishop's Palace Garden Grade I 52 m
  6. 27 and 28, The Cathedral Precincts Grade I 52 m
  7. War memorial cross at The King's School, Canterbury Grade II 66 m
  8. Wall and Archway Between King's School and No 29 Palace Street Grade II 73 m
  9. 29 AND 30, PALACE STREET (See details for further address information) Grade II 75 m
  10. Library to Christchurch Cathedral Grade I 78 m