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Eastbridge Hospital, High Street, CANTERBURY, CT1 2BD

Canterbury, King's Bridge. The Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr of Eastbridge was founded in the 12th century in Canterbury, England, to provide overnight accommodation for poor pilgrims to the shrine of St Thomas Becket. It is now one of the ten almshouses still providing accommodation for elderly citizens of Canterbury.

The stone records the widening of the adjacent bridge Image in 1769.

The chapel is in an upper room; the painting on the wall behind the altar is a reconstruction of how the mural in the refectory Image might have originally appeared.

Wonderfully complicated mediaeval timber joinery in the rafters of the chapel.

Twelfth century (early English) arcading in the former refectory. Not surprisingly the building is grade 1 listed.

A fourteenth century mural of Christ in the former refectory, which escaped the reformation and was rediscovered in the 19th century.

A classic "still life" scene.

Number 26 High Street, seen here, and number 25 High Street Image form the Eastbridge Hospital. The right side, number 25, has a 12th century hall and undercroft with 17th century work above, refronted in the early 19th century. Timber framed, the front in red brick with crenellated parapet, all under a slate roof. The left side, number 26, is faced with knapped flint and has stone dressings and quoins, all under a tiled roof. The hospital was established for the poor pilgrims visiting the shrine of St Thomas Becket. After the Dissolution the building was turned into almshouses. Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1085030 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.

Canterbury, King's Bridge looking down St Peter's Street. The timberframed house on the right hand is "The Old Weavers Restaurant", 1 St Peters Street, CT1 2DH. Although it says 1500 on the sign, this date does not give a very accurate description of the building. Originally this is the site of an Old Kentish Hall a few centuries prior to the 16th century, but most of what you can see today dates from near the end of the 16th century (not the beginning).