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St. Peters Street, CANTERBURY, CT1 2BL

The view from Westgate Towers towards the Cathedral. An identical view to Image] from 1979 but taken 22 years earlier in 1957.

Prior approval was not required by Canterbury City Council under application number CA//19/01829 for an “application for prior notification for change of use from office to 22 residential units”. The site used to be occupied by Image

Number 28 Image number 29 (seen here) and number 30 Image St Peter's Street were occupied by a motor dealer for over 100 years and the site is being redeveloped into student accommodation. The original planning permission would have retail shops and restaurants on the ground floor, but is now to be a student reception and meeting area. This has caused some division of opinion. The story is at: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/anger-over-developers-u-turn-for-former-car-showroom-243704/ 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.

There is little margin for error by bus drivers entering the city through this 14th century gatehouse; above the roadway is a small museum.

Seen in the showroom on High Street.

The tower is hung with tiny gold lights for the Christmas season. Viewed from St. Peter's Street.

Number 28 (seen here) number 29 Image and number 30 Image St Peter's Street were occupied by a motor dealer for over 100 years and the site is being redeveloped into student accommodation. The original planning permission would have retail shops and restaurants on the ground floor, but is now to be a student reception and meeting area. This has caused some division of opinion. The story is at: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/anger-over-developers-u-turn-for-former-car-showroom-243704/ 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.