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Castle Street, CANTERBURY, CT1 2QF

A pleasant street leading away from the centre. Despite appearances is not pedestrianised.

Number 5 Castle Street is a 17th century building refronted in the 18th century. Timber framed, stuccoed, jettied to the street. Some original internal fittings and features remain. The home of Sumner (1606-1669) the historian and compiler of the first Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1085090 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.

Looking towards the crossing tower of the Cathedral on a very hot afternoon during the September 2023 heatwave.

Quiet road leading to the town centre. The top of Canterbury Cathedral seen ahead.

Numbers 73 to 75 Castle Street is an early 18th century house refronted circa 1830. Constructed of stuccoed brick, the ground floor rusticated, under an old tile mansard roof with some cast iron balconettes. The entrance to number 73 is at the rear in Adelaide Place. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252155 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.

Now used as offices, number 3 Castle Street is an 18th century building. Constructed of painted brick. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1085089 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.

Number 4 Castle Street is a 17th century building refronted in the early 19th century. Constructed of stuccoed brick with the ground floor rusticated. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1262478 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.

Number 72 Castle Street was built in the mid 17th century and refronted in the early 19th century. Constructed of stuccoed brick under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1336804 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.