The Cardinal's Error Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1972. Public house.

The Cardinal's Error Inn

WRENN ID
sombre-timber-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 1972
Type
Public house
Address
The Cardinal's Error Inn, Lodge Oak Lane
OS grid reference
TQ 598 454
Coordinates
51.18622, 0.28533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cardinal's Error Inn is a public house located on Lodge Oak Lane. This small L-shaped building dates from the 17th century and was formerly known as a cottage called Lodge Oak. It is likely timber-framed but is currently faced with red brick and grey headers on the ground floor, with tiles above. The building features a steeply pitched tiled roof and has two storeys with two windows.

Local climate

The Cardinal's Error Inn receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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