IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Burgate, CANTERBURY, CT1 2HB

Nowadays, a quiet back street close to the cathedral.

The view down the street towards Christchurch Gate.

Burgate is a narrow cobbled shopping street in the centre of Canterbury that leads from Sun Street at Christchurch gate, east to Lower Bridge Street, part of the inner ring road round the centre of the city.

Number 24 Burgate is a 16th or 17th century building, probably timber framed and encased in brick in the 18th century. Listed, as number 23 Burgate, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249824 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.