Canterbury Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1949. A Norman Castle. 5 related planning applications.
Canterbury Castle
- WRENN ID
- moated-screen-moon
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Canterbury
- Constituency
- Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1949
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Canterbury Castle, Castle Street, CT1 2QD
- OS grid reference
- TR 145 574
- Coordinates
- 51.2756, 1.07477
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Canterbury Castle consist of a square Norman keep, dating from the Norman period. The keep was reduced in height in 1817 and now stands two stories above ground level. It is constructed of bands of flint and Caen stone blocks. Originally, there were four arched windows on each side. The interior features two cross walls and the remains of spiral staircases located in the east and south-west walls. Fragments of fireplaces are also visible, built with rubble arranged in a herringbone pattern. The keep measures 87 by 75 feet externally, with walls that are 9 feet thick. The site is protected as an ancient monument.
Local climate
Canterbury Castle 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 — 4 transactions since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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