Canterbury buildings [220]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Sep 2021

Numbers 5 and 6 St Margaret's Street, nearer the camera, are an early 17th century building. Timber framed, plastered with painted brick to the gables, double jettied to the street, all under a restored tile roof. The shopfront is late 19th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1242063 Number 7 St Margaret's Street is an early 17th century building with later alterations. Timber framed, plastered with painted brick to the gable, double jettied to the street, all under an old tiled roof. The shopfront is late 19th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1241919 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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