2 Cannon (Opposite No 9) is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1977. Monument. 8 related planning applications.
2 Cannon (Opposite No 9)
- WRENN ID
- sombre-rood-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1977
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- 2 Cannon (Opposite No 9), Marine Parade, CT5 2BL
- OS grid reference
- TR 115 672
- Coordinates
- 51.36468, 1.03818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two late 18th-century iron cannons are positioned on either side of a flag pole, located towards the western end of Marine Parade. The cannons are mounted on modern concrete bases, which are designed to resemble the carriage of a ship-of-the-line, and include imitation wheels.
Local climate
2 Cannon (Opposite No 9) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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 — 7 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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