Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1 is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. Ducking stool.

Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1

WRENN ID
unlit-belfry-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Country
England
Type
Ducking stool
Address
Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1, St Peter's Street
OS grid reference
TR 148 579
Coordinates
51.28027, 1.07869
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ducking stool located in the grounds of No. 1 St Peter's Street is a mostly restored structure dating back to its last use in 1809. It consists of a wooden beam with a chair at the end. The stool features the inscription, "Unfaithful wives beware, also butchers, bakers, brewers, apothecaries, and all who give short measure." It is listed for its sociological interest.

Local climate

Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1 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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