Ruins of Cloisters to West of the Refectory of St Martins Priory Dover College is a Grade II* listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1949. Ruins.

Ruins of Cloisters to West of the Refectory of St Martins Priory Dover College

WRENN ID
deep-facade-sage
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 June 1949
Type
Ruins
Address
Ruins of Cloisters to West of the Refectory of St Martins Priory Dover College, Effingham Crescent
OS grid reference
TR 315 415
Coordinates
51.12651, 1.30741
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of the cloisters located to the west of the Refectory of St Martin's Priory at Dover College are likely from the mid-12th century. These remains feature flint walls with round-headed openings and are part of a series of monastic buildings associated with St Martin's Priory, which was a Benedictine monastery refounded by Archbishop Corbeuil in 1131.

Local climate

Ruins of Cloisters to West of the Refectory of St Martins Priory Dover College receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% 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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