The Dungeons at the Archbishop's Palace is a Grade II* listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1951. A Medieval Outbuilding.

The Dungeons at the Archbishop's Palace

WRENN ID
sunken-cornice-primrose
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1951
Type
Outbuilding
Period
Medieval
Address
The Dungeons at the Archbishop's Palace, Mill Street, ME15 6YE
OS grid reference
TQ 759 554
Coordinates
51.27071, 0.52098
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dungeons at the Archbishop's Palace is a medieval stone outbuilding located to the south-east of the Palace. It dates back to the 14th century and features an early Norman undercroft. The building has small square windows with three lights and stone mullions. It is part of a group that includes the Gateway and Wall to the Palace Gardens, the Wall to the north-west of the Archbishop's Palace, the Wall to the east of the Archbishop's Palace, the Gate House at the Archbishop's Palace, the Len Bridge, the Tithe Barn, the Parish Church of All Saints, the Wall to the north and west of All Saints Church, the College Gateway, the College Tower, the Masters House, the Master's Tower, and the Cutbush Almshouses and the Ruined Gateway.

Local climate

The Dungeons at the Archbishop's Palace sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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  1. Wall to East of Archbishop's Palace Grade II 26 m
  2. Wall to North and West of All Saints Church Grade II 39 m
  3. The Archbishop's Palace Grade I 40 m
  4. Parish Church of All Saints Grade I 46 m
  5. The Gate House at the Archbishop's Palace Grade II 75 m
  6. The College Gateway (All Saints Parish Room) and the College Tower Grade I 81 m
  7. Monckton War Memorial in All Saints Churchyard Grade II 82 m
  8. Wall to North West of Archbishop's Palace Grade II 85 m
  9. The Masters House Grade II* 89 m
  10. The Len Bridge Grade II 92 m