Maison Dieu House is a Grade II* listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1949. House. 4 related planning applications.
Maison Dieu House
- WRENN ID
- drifting-plinth-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1949
- Type
- House
- Address
- Maison Dieu House, Biggin Street, CT16 1DW
- OS grid reference
- TR 316 417
- Coordinates
- 51.12793, 1.30937
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Maison Dieu House, originally the residence of the Agent Victualler, dates back to 1665. It is a two-storey building with attics, constructed of red brick in English bond. The roof features five dormers, which are flanked by brick pilasters topped with pediments that alternate between curved and triangular shapes. These dormers are connected by a parapet. The first floor is adorned with thin brick pilasters that are wider at the top than at the bottom, supporting an entablature with Ionic capitals. There is a string course above the ground floor. The building has five 16th-century sash windows, including two double-hung sashes on the ground floor, with intact glazing bars. The doorcase is framed by brick pilasters and has a round-headed arch. A gable is present at the north end of the building. Inside, there is a good staircase featuring turned balusters. Maison Dieu House is also scheduled as an Ancient Monument and has group value with the Town Hall and Maison Dieu Hall located in High Street.
Local climate
Maison Dieu House 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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