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Dover Town Hall
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Dover Town Hall

On the list as Dover Town Hall, including the remains of the medieval Maison Dieu

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

Dover Town Hall, listed as Dover Town Hall, including the remains of the medieval Maison Dieu, is one of 3 Grade I listed buildings in Dover and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 69 buildings in Dover to be listed, on 17 December 1973, and its entry was last amended on 4 January 2017. It stands in the No data available for publication by HE conservation area, and over a scheduled monument, Maison Dieu. Within 400 metres are 24 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1069499↗

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: 4 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Dover · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

11 more listed buildings within 150 metres

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

More like it

Grade I public buildings near Dover

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Questions about Dover Town Hall

Is Dover Town Hall listed?

Yes. Dover Town Hall, including the remains of the medieval Maison Dieu is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1069499), first listed on 17 December 1973.

Can you visit Dover Town Hall?

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

Is Dover Town Hall in a conservation area?

Yes, the No data available for publication by HE conservation area.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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