The Keep is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1976. Town wall. 2 related planning applications.

The Keep

WRENN ID
sunken-beam-ivy
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1976
Type
Town wall
Address
The Keep, the Quay, Sandwich, CT13 9EN
OS grid reference
TR 333 581
Coordinates
51.27496, 1.34364
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Keep is a building that is part of the town wall, although very little of the original structure remains, with only one arched doorway visible at first floor level. The interior has been completely rebuilt, making it largely modern, but the exterior retains the historic character of the walling at this location. It is constructed from 17th century warm yellow brick, flint, and stone. The roof is covered with Dutch pantiles and some plain tiles. The Keep, along with the buildings and walls facing the Quay, including Nos 3 and 5 Upper Strand Street, forms a group of significant structures.

Local climate

The Keep 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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