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Guildhall Street, CANTERBURY, CT1 2JQ

The street was only open to pedestrians as contractors, working on behalf of Southern Water, had dug a hole in the road surface, which explains why their large red van is parked just ahead.

Numbers 1, 1A and 2 Guildhall Street were built in the late 18th or early 19th century. Constructed of buff brick under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1240639 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.

Café on Guildhall Street.

Café at the corner of Sun Street and Guildhall Street.

At cross roads with Guildhall Street and Sun Street.

The Seven Stars Hotel, number 1 Orange Street is a 16th or 17th century building refronted in, probably, the 19th century. Timber framed, jettied to the street. The ground floor is stuccoed brick, the upper floors are plastered with applied timber framing, all under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260531 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.