Medieval undercroft at number 10 Bench Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1949. A Medieval Undercroft.

Medieval undercroft at number 10 Bench Street

WRENN ID
strange-lime-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 June 1949
Type
Undercroft
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
TR 319 412
Coordinates
51.12384, 1.3139
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The medieval undercroft at number 10 Bench Street is likely from the 13th century. It consists of two linked stone chambers featuring an external lancet window and a wide chamfered pointed arch, with remnants of a springing arch to the left. Inside, there is a similar arch at right angles that divides the chambers, and the ceiling is barrel vaulted. The house above this undercroft, which was number 10 Bench Street, was built around 1840 but was destroyed by a fire in 1977 and has since been demolished.

Local climate

Medieval undercroft at number 10 Bench Street 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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