Grade I listed building · Historic England

Wolfson Library

Listed Grade I since 197353 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

PPublicCACanterbury City conservation area SMOver a scheduled monument1973Listed

About

About Wolfson Library

Wolfson Library is one of 36 Grade I listed buildings in Canterbury and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 493 buildings in Canterbury to be listed, on 7 September 1973. It stands in the Canterbury City conservation area, designated in 1996, and over a scheduled monument, Christchurch Priory and Archbishop's Palace. Within 400 metres are 24 more Grade I buildings and 409 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1336826↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Canterbury · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

35 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IPrior's Chapel11 m IIWall Between No 18 and the Cathedral18 m ILavatory Tower22 m IPrior Sellinge Gate31 m ICathedral Choir School41 m IIWater Tank Situated in Front of No 1841 m IDark Entry43 m IIPaving in Front of Number 1848 m IChapter House to Christchurch Cathedral49 m ILibrary to Christchurch Cathedral51 m II29A, The Cathedral Precincts63 m IChristchurch Cathedral74 m IThe Cathedral Appeal Fund Office the Deanery79 m II*17, The Cathedral Precincts80 m IThe Archdeacon of Canterbury's House80 m IIWall on West and South Side of No 16 (Meister Omers) Together with 3 Gate Piers95 m ICloister to Christchurch Cathedral101 m IMeister Omers102 m

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IIWall in Garden of No 29102 m IRemains of Cellarer's Hall in Archbishop's Palace Garden104 m I22-26, The Cathedral Precincts106 m II*Pilgrims Entry or Pentise Attached to Number 29107 m IIWall and Gatepiers Between Nos 28 and 29108 m IIWall Between Number 11 and Number 14108 m IIWall on South and East Side of No 16 (Meister Omers) and Forming the West Wall of the Memorial Gardens118 m IIWar memorial cross at The King's School, Canterbury130 m IIWall and Gate Piers Between Archbishop's Palace and Cathedral134 m IThe Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace135 m II*County of Kent War Memorial Cross137 m IIBuilding Adjoining Green Court to Left Gateway from Court143 m IIMessrs Cozens (Adjoining No 93 to the Right)144 m IIWall on South and North Side of Kent Memorial Garden144 m INorman Staircase148 m IISundial in Front Garden of Archbishop's Palace149 m IIWall to left of Archbishop's Palace150 m

More like it

Grade I public buildings near Canterbury

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

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St Albans CourtNonington · 8 mi away

Cloister Quadrangle, Wye CollegeWye · 9 mi away

The Latin School Wye CollegeWye · 9 mi away

Barn with Sheds About 50 Metres West of Court LodgeBrook · 10 mi away

Eastry CourtEastry · 10 mi away

Questions about Wolfson Library

Is Wolfson Library listed?

Yes. Wolfson Library is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1336826), first listed on 7 September 1973.

Can you visit Wolfson Library?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Wolfson Library in a conservation area?

Yes, the Canterbury City conservation area, designated in 1996.

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