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Place - in alphabetical order by street name
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Period of building
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Comments
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All Saints Church
(now gone)
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A 1780's print of the
church which used to stand in the middle of town |
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Best
lane 7-8 |
17th century |
Modest townhouse |
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Blackfriars |
13th Century |
Remains of the old friary
built on an island in the river |
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Burgate |
15th-16th century house
with many carvings |
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Canterbury
Cathedral |
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See the pages
for details! |
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Cogan
House (now a restaurant) |
Originally 12th century,
with wonderful carvings |
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Eastbridge
Hospital, or St Thomas' Hospital |
Old Hospital for pilgrims, 12th century
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Wonderful timber roof
beams. |
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The Friars |
18th century brick building |
Canterbury Tales pub opposite
the Marlowe Theatre - nice example of overstepping brickwork |
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Fyndon
Gate |
1301 |
Great gate to St. Augustine's
Abbey with wonderful stone carvings |
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Havelock
Street |
late 1800's |
Small Victorian terrace |
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Ivy
Lane |
late 14th century |
Old Wealden Hall House |
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Lady Wootton's Green |
18th century front |
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Longport
- John Smith's Almshouses |
1657 |
Old almshouses for poor
folk, with beautiful Dutch gables |
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Monastery
Street |
Around 1790 |
Example of mathematical
tiles on first floor |
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Palace
Street, 8 |
13th century, with later
additions |
Unusual demons and decoration |
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Palace
Street, 17
Conquest House |
12th century with many
later additions |
Timber-framed - where
the knights who killed Thomas a Becket are supposed to have met
to plan. |
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Palace
Street, 28 - King's School shop |
1617 |
Leaning dangerously! Beautiful
carvings |
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Pretoria
Road |
early 1900's |
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Saint John Baptist
Hospital,
St. Johns Hospital - details
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1100s, with many later
additions, particularly 16th century |
The oldest poorhouse (hospital) still in use in England - founded
900 years ago.
Set of photos
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Saint
Martin's Church |
From 597 - with even older,
Roman brickwork |
The oldest church in England
in continuous use. |
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Saint
Martin's Terrace |
early 1900's |
Built for prison officers
- example of mock Tudor gables |
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late 1800's/ early 1900's
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Victorian style two-up, two-down
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St.
Peter's Methodist Church |
Church built in 1811 |
Beautifully symetrical
structure - includes history of Methodist chapels in Canterbury |
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1-3
St. Peter's Street, Weavers |
1500 |
Weavers'
house by the river. |
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St. Peter's Street |
Around 1600 |
Beautiful carvings and
eye-level windows |
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43
St. Peter's Street |
Around 1600, a little
earlier |
Nice original windows |
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Saint
Radigund's Hall - Simple Simon's pub |
15th century |
Old Wealden Hall House,
now a pub |
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St Thomas' Hospital, or
Eastbridge Hospital |
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Union
Street |
modern |
Block of flats |
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Union
Street - King William pub |
1700-1750? |
Pub |
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Walls |
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See all the other old
gates as well |
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Watling Street |
1625 |
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Weavers,
1-3 St. Peter's Street |
1500 |
Weavers' house by the
river. |
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Westgate
Tower |
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See all the other old
gates as well |