Former Municipal Offices is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1975. Municipal offices. 2 related planning applications.

Former Municipal Offices

WRENN ID
patient-marble-briar
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
Municipal offices
Address
Former Municipal Offices, Church Street, CT20 1SE
OS grid reference
TR 229 359
Coordinates
51.07934, 1.18189
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former Municipal Offices in Folkestone date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. This building is two storeys high, constructed of red brick with grey headers, and sits on a stone base. The original section features three windows, while an additional section at the north end also has three windows. It has a brick eaves cornice and sash windows with verticals only, including two three-light sashes in the earlier part. The entrance boasts a doorcase with pilasters and a fanlight, along with a six-panelled moulded door flanked by narrow lights. Inside, there is a notable staircase with two turned balusters for each tread and scrolled tread ends.

Local climate

Former Municipal Offices 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
  • 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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