So much history. The Canterbury Cathedral was founded in 597 and following a fire was rebuilt in 1174. It is the most famous Christian structure in England. The photos I have taken are just a tiny bit of this beautiful historical town. The history includes Romans, Normans, Saxons eras. By the way to my GPS friends, The Kings College here is the oldest school which is still in existence.
There is a tour of the Cathedral which costs £14 but I went into the Cathedral for free as they have an Evensong service every afternoon at 5:30pm. The service brought tears to my eyes as the choristers brought memories of attending Evensong when my sons were in the chapel choir of Newington College. I was the “robes mistress” and I looked after the boys’ 80 robes and surplices. My washing line looked very interesting on wash day and it was one time I didn’t mind ironing as I enjoyed hearing the boys rehearsing. Try to get along to the Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral. I enjoyed a historical walking tour with Canterbury Guided Tours around the town which included the outside of the Cathedral. Highly recommend this tour.
Walk around the Westgate Gardens and while sitting imagine this place back in medieval times. Westgate Tower is the last of 7 towers standing. The other towers were removed in the 1700s to make the roads wider!
Some of the pubs and shops which date back to 1000s and earlier
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