List Entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CANTERBURY CASTLE
List Entry Number: 1252100
Location
CANTERBURY CASTLE, CASTLE STREET
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Kent
District: Canterbury
District Type: District Authority
Parish: Non Civil Parish
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 03-Dec-1949
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 170504
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List Entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
1.
944 CASTLE STREET
(North West Side)
Canterbury Castle
TR 1457 SE 8/210 3.12.49.
I
2.
The remains of a square Norman keep. 2 storeys above ground level (it was
reduced in height in 1817) built in bands of flint and Caen stone blocks.
There were originally 4 arched windows to each side. The interior has 2
cross walls and the remains of spiral staircases in the east and south-west
wall. Remains of fireplaces of rubble set in a herringbone pattern. The
keep measures 87 by 75 feet externally and the walls are 9 ft thick. Scheduled
as an ancient monument.
Listing NGR: TR1455357429
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Map
National Grid Reference: TR1455357430
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