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St. Stephens Fields, CANTERBURY, CT2 7DY

This large, 'L' shaped, 15th century building has been divided into several properties - numbers 39 and 40 North Lane, numbers 14, 15, and 16 St Stephen's Fields. This image shows the front of numbers 14 and 15 to St Stephen's Fields. Timber framed, refronted in the 18th century in brick, all under a tile roof. See also Image and Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1065780 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.

This large, 'L' shaped, 15th century building has been divided into several properties - numbers 39 and 40 North Lane, numbers 14, 15, and 16 St Stephen's Fields. This image shows the front of number 40 to St Stephen's Fields. Timber framed, refronted in the 18th century in brick, all under a tile roof. See also Image and Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1065780 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.

This large, 'L' shaped, 15th century building has been divided into several properties - numbers 39 and 40 North Lane, numbers 14, 15, and 16 St Stephen's Field. This image shows the front to North Lane. Timber framed, refronted in the 18th century in brick, all under a tile roof. See also Image and Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1065780 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.

Weighbridge Cottage, number 43B North Lane, was built in the mid 19th century in red brick under a hipped slate roof. So named because it was adjacent to the weighbridge of the extensive coal depot attached to Canterbury West railway station. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1241140 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.

Bridge on The Causeway ahead.

The green-painted iron balustrades mark the extent of the bridge over the Great Stour.

This commemorative plaque, typical of those on late Victorian engineering works, reads: "This bridge was erected & the works in connection herewith carried out in the year 1888. Mount, Mayor. W.J.Jennings, Architect. H.Hill, Contractor." Surprisingly, the Mayor is only referred to by his surname but presumably it was William Mount who is listed as an Alderman in 1889 (source: http://www.machadoink.com/Local%20Government.htm ) For the context of the plaque see Image

The manufacturer's plate on the bridge seen at Image The bridge carries The Causeway over one branch of the River Stour. 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.