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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 1329 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | 10 GUILDHALL STREET |
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Summary
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1600 to 1799
| Grid Reference: | TR 1489 5787 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
Full description
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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 GUILDHALL STREET
No 10 TR 1457 NE 4/502
II GV
2. C17 to C18. 3 storeys colourwashed. Restored tiled roof and parapet. 2nd floor has 1 continuous casement. 1st floor mullioned and transomed bay. Ground floor later shop front. Grade II for group value.
Nos 1 to 10 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1489757875
The Canterbury UAD states that The Ben Jonson was previously owned by George Beer/Flints/Fremlins.
The inn was probably built in the 18th century. It was in the licensing list in 1862 and in 1866 the innkeeper was John Ashton. It was listed in a Canterbury Directory in 1878, when Mrs Coates was the innkeeper.
In 1888 the Ben Jonson was leased for 21 years years by George Beer for £30 p.a. It was purchased by Flint & Co in 1909. When Ben Jonson closed in 1969 it was thought to be the smallest pub in Canterbury. The last innkeepers were Mr & Mrs Charles Lucas who then moved to the City Arms to succeed the late Mr Tom White. The former inn was opened as steak house in 1971.
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Wilmot, E., 1988, Inns of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29737.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. |
| --- | Monograph: Wilmot, E.. 1988. Inns of Canterbury. |
