The British Lion Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1975. A C19 Inn. 2 related planning applications.

The British Lion Inn

WRENN ID
kindled-merlon-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Folkestone and Hythe
Constituency
Folkestone and Hythe MP: Tony Vaughan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1975
Type
Inn
Address
The British Lion Inn, 10, the Bayle
OS grid reference
TR 230 358
Coordinates
51.07905, 1.18273
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The British Lion Inn dates to the early 19th century. It is a two-storey building situated on the south side of The Bayle in Folkestone. Number 8 is constructed of brown brick, while The British Lion Inn itself is stuccoed. The building has five sash windows with intact glazing bars. A small bay window on the ground floor features a painted stone figure of a lion in a seated position outside the entrance. Number 8 has a moulded doorcase with a cornice. The British Lion Inn forms a group with Priory House and numbers 4 to 18 (even).

Local climate

The British Lion Inn receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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.
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2012
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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