Canterbury features [48]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 6 Sep 2021

The wall at the rear of this garden in St Radigund's Street is part of the Roman walls around Canterbury (Durovernum Cantiacorum). Built between 270 and 290 AD the walls were generally repaired in the Middle Ages, but the original Roman construction survives in many places. Here the Roman wall stands to a height of about 20 feet. It was heightened in the 12th century to form the north wall of St Mary's church and is one of the most complete standing Roman walls in Britain. See also Image and Image A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1003554 Canterbury is a small historic city on the River Stour in Kent, some 54 miles southeast of London. Occupied since prehistoric times, it became an important Roman city. In 672, the see of Canterbury gained authority over the entire English Church. After the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the cathedral in 1170, pilgrims from all parts of Christendom came to visit his shrine until the Dissolution. Today, Canterbury is a popular tourist destination and one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom. The city has a substantial student population, with four university campuses.

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