The Guildhall is a Grade II* listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1950. Civic building. 6 related planning applications.
The Guildhall
- WRENN ID
- dusk-obsidian-primrose
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1950
- Type
- Civic building
- Address
- The Guildhall, Cattle Market, Sandwich, CT13 9AH
- OS grid reference
- TR 329 581
- Coordinates
- 51.27482, 1.33862
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guildhall, built in 1579, is a significant historical building. In 1812, it was encased in yellow brick, and in 1912, it underwent restoration with the addition of the south-west wing. The building was further enlarged in 1933, and a new addition was constructed in 1973 at right angles across the square. Currently, no features from before the 1812 encasement are visible from the exterior, which is made of brick and imitation timbering. However, the interior retains much of the original work, including the Court Room panelling from 1607 and paintings on the walls of the Council Chamber that depict the battle of the "Glorious 1st of June."
Local climate
The Guildhall 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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