The Guildhall is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1949. A C14 Hall. 6 related planning applications.
The Guildhall
- WRENN ID
- dusk-iron-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1949
- Type
- Hall
- Address
- The Guildhall, 11, High Street, CT1 2JE
- OS grid reference
- TR 148 578
- Coordinates
- 51.27936, 1.07983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guildhall, located at 944 High Street, is a building with a modern exterior but contains older elements within. In the basement, there is a heavily altered vault dating back to around 1200. Above this, the hall consists of six bays, which have been significantly modernized and are currently used as a courtroom. The two bays closest to the High Street appear to be a later addition, likely from the late 17th century. The main hall, featuring a roof with moulded tie-beams and wall plates, probably dates from the 14th to 15th century. The side facing Guildhall Street was adorned with ornamental brickwork in 1700 but was completely remodeled and covered with cement rendering in 1904. The main walls are likely made of flint and chalk rubble. The two additional bays have a weak timber-framed wall on the west side. The building is scheduled as an ancient monument. Nos 11 to 15 form a group.
Local climate
The Guildhall 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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