Canterbury
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[edit] The cathedral complex
[edit] Canterbury Cathedral
 Canterbury Cathedral: Portal, Nave, Cross-spire. |
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 Nave of Canterbury Cathedral |
 Former place of Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury Cathedral |
[edit] Other structures
 Christ Church Gate, entrance to Canterbury Cathedral complex |
 Picture taken from yard of Canterbury Cathedral |
 Herb garden of Canterbury Cathedral |
 Cloister of Canterbury Cathedral |
 Glass window in the Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral |
[edit] Town
[edit] Main street
The main street changes name several times in its short length: NW to SE, it is St Peter's St, High St, The Parade, St George's St.
 Westgate visible at the end of St Peter's St. |
 At Eastbridge, St Peter's St crosses the River Stour, which runs alongside the half-timbered building. |
 Eastbridge Hospital of Saint Thomas the Martyr (1176), 25 High St |
 Canterbury: Queen Elizabeth's Guest Chamber (1573). High St. |
 The High St between Eastbridge and the Beaney Institute. |
 The Beaney Institute, 18 High St, houses a library and museum. |
 The tower is all that survives of St. George's Church, where Christopher Marlowe was baptized. St George's St. |
[edit] Elsewhere within the walls
 Canterbury Cathedral and municipal coat of arms seen from Butchery Lane |
 Rectory of the Blackfriars, Canterbury Cathedral in the background |
[edit] The Stour
The River Stour divides into two branches: one flows through the city, the other around what used to be the city walls.
[edit] Within the walls
 Little Venice at the Stour |
 Rectory of the Blackfriars and Stour |
 Weir on the Stour |
