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Monastery Street, CANTERBURY, CT1 1PB

Broughton House is now part of King's School. This was one of the buildings erected in 1848 as part of St Augustine's missionary college of the Church of England. The college buildings are listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334337 St Augustine’s Abbey was an important monastery founded in 598 and functioned until the Dissolution in 1538. On land given by King Ethelbert, a large abbey church was erected, as were two other churches. The abbey church was extensively rebuilt shortly after the Norman Conquest, in a new Romanesque style, replacing the abbey’s three separate Anglo-Saxon churches. After the Dissolution some of the buildings were used as a royal palace, but most were demolished and the building materials sold. The site was purchased in 1844 by Alexander Hope. He and others gave money to construct buildings for the establishment of a college, which served as a missionary college of the Church of England from 1848 to 1947 and later as the Central College of the Anglican Communion from 1952 to 1967. Since 1976 the buildings have been part of King's School. The ruins of the abbey are in the care of English Heritage. The ruins are listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096932 The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016844 The Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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.

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-439794-hall-and-chapel-of-st-augustine-s-colleg

This fine wall on the east side of Monastery Street, in front of the buildings of the former St Augustine's College, now King's School, was built in the mid 19th century. Constructed of rubble stone with ashlar. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334336 The wall is within the Scheduled Ancient Monument site of St Augustine's Abbey with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016844 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.

Viewed from the remains of St Augustine's Abbey.

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-439794-hall-and-chapel-of-st-augustine-s-colleg

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-439794-hall-and-chapel-of-st-augustine-s-colleg

The chapel (on the right) and the buildings seen here are now part of King's School. These were erected in 1848 as part of St Augustine's missionary college of the Church of England. The college buildings are listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334337 St Augustine’s Abbey was an important monastery founded in 598 and functioned until the Dissolution in 1538. On land given by King Ethelbert, a large abbey church was erected, as were two other churches. The abbey church was extensively rebuilt shortly after the Norman Conquest, in a new Romanesque style, replacing the abbey’s three separate Anglo-Saxon churches. After the Dissolution some of the buildings were used as a royal palace, but most were demolished and the building materials sold. The site was purchased in 1844 by Alexander Hope. He and others gave money to construct buildings for the establishment of a college, which served as a missionary college of the Church of England from 1848 to 1947 and later as the Central College of the Anglican Communion from 1952 to 1967. Since 1976 the buildings have been part of King's School. The ruins of the abbey are in the care of English Heritage. The ruins are listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1096932 The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016844 The Abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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.

This fine wall on the east side of Monastery Street, in front of the buildings of the former St Augustine's College, now King's School, was built in the mid 19th century. Constructed of rubble stone with ashlar. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334336 The wall is within the Scheduled Ancient Monument site of St Augustine's Abbey with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1016844 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.

Henry VIII is reputed to have used to room above for one of his honeymoons. Once a Training College for Anglican Missionaries, it became part of King's College London's Theological College in 1970, and then became part of the King's School, Canterbury.

Grade I listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-439792-fyndon-s-gateway-at-st-augustine-s-colle