IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
High Street, CANTERBURY, CT1 2JH

The rendered brick front of number 8 High Street is part of a terrace built in 1866 after a fire. Behind the front is a late 14th century, timber framed, double jettied house with a cellar. The rear elevation was altered in the 18th century, the ground floor being underbuilt in brick, the upper floors rendered. On the second storey are two original medieval windows with holes for window bars and sliding shutter grooves. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1258219 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.

The central pillar records those who died in World War I, while plaques at the base commemorate those who died in World War II.

The Salvation Army in full swing. Looking along High Street towards the West Gate, Guildhall Street can be seen on the right just beyond Debenhams.

Before the shop was permanently closed, it was part of a stylish fashion chain offering contemporary clothing for men, women and children, plus homewares.

This building in the High Street was once the home of an early insurance company.

The building with its frontage encased in scaffolding. is the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge, which is the central museum, library and art gallery. It is housed in a grade II listed building. Until it closed for refurbishment in 2009, it was known as the Beaney Institute or the Royal Museum and Art Gallery. It reopened under its new name in September 2012. The building, museum and art gallery are owned and managed by Canterbury City Council; Kent County Council is the library authority. These authorities work in partnership with stakeholders and funders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaney_House_of_Art_and_Knowledge

This was one of the entrances to the department store Debenhams, which closed permanently in 2020.