Passage from Cathedral Cloisters to Former Monastic Infirmary is a Grade I listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1952. A Early C13 Passage.

Passage from Cathedral Cloisters to Former Monastic Infirmary

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1952
Type
Passage
Address
Passage from Cathedral Cloisters to Former Monastic Infirmary, Cathedral Precincts
OS grid reference
SO 831 188
Coordinates
51.86795, -2.24647
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The passage from the Cathedral Cloisters to the former Monastic Infirmary in Gloucester is part of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter and dates back to the early 13th century. Constructed from ashlar and rubble, this wide, vaulted passage leads north from the northeast corner of the Cathedral Cloister towards the west end of the remains of the Abbey Infirmary. The exterior features rubble walls with signs of former monastic structures on the east side. Inside, the passage has plain ashlar walls and four bays of ribbed quadripartite vaulting.

Local climate

Passage from Cathedral Cloisters to Former Monastic Infirmary 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 lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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