The Presbytery is a Grade II* listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1949. Presbytery. 1 related planning application.

The Presbytery

WRENN ID
gaunt-railing-gilt
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Canterbury
Constituency
Canterbury MP: Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 December 1949
Type
Presbytery
Address
The Presbytery, 59, Burgate, CT1 2HJ
OS grid reference
TR 151 577
Coordinates
51.27834, 1.08335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Presbytery, located at 59 Burgate, is a building that was likely originally a timber-framed house, which was refronted in the 18th century. It stands three storeys tall and is constructed of painted brick. The building features a modillion cornice and has a symmetrical arrangement of windows, with three on the left, five in the center, and three on the right, all of which are sash windows with moulded wooden architraves. The ground floor includes a three-light canted bay window and an overhang adorned with a reeded frieze.

The central doorcase is notable for its cornice supported by modillions and a triglyph frieze, flanked by two Roman Doric three-quarter columns with reeded capitals. The entrance features a six fielded panelled door and is accessed by one step with a footscraper. There is also a plinth at the base of the building. To the left, there is a modern extension designed to complement the original style.

Local climate

The Presbytery 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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