One of two channels of the Great Stour River that runs through the City of Canterbury, under a bridge in the High Street. The Old Weaver's House, now a restaurant is on the left, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Commentary.
Ancient City.
Walled on steep banks by the Romans
in the 3rd. Century A.D.
Originally, seven gates,
Now, only the West Gate remains.
Canterbury Cathedral, the Mother Church
of England, stands imperious.
Founded by Augustine in 597 A.D.
A place of Pilgrimage for over 1,000 years,
following the murders of St. Alphege in 1011,
and Thomas Becket in 1170.
Fleeing Huguenot refugees from the Spanish Netherlands
introduced Silk weaving to complement and then replace
the local Wool production in the 16th. Century.
“The Old Weavers House,” built in 1500, still exists
on St. Peter’s Street, adjacent to the bridge
over a tributary of the River Stour.
Many fine Tudor, Georgian, Regency and Victorian
buildings survive, even though a significant number
were destroyed during World War Two bombing.
The city still celebrates the “Canterbury Tales”
by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th. Century.
The Pilgrims travelling from the Tabard Inn in
Southwark, London, to the Shrine of Thomas Becket
were asked to tell two stories, each way,
to entertain and pass the time, with a free meal,
for the best, on return to the Tabard Inn.
They tell much of the language, customs, attitudes, crimes
and culture of those days.
Canterbury’s incredible history, architecture and Cathedral
make it one of the most popular tourist “hot-spots,” to this day!
One of two channels of the Great Stour River that runs through the City of Canterbury, under a bridge in the High Street. The Old Weaver's House, now a restaurant is on the left, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Commentary.
Ancient City.
Walled on steep banks by the Romans
in the 3rd. Century A.D.
Originally, seven gates,
Now, only the West Gate remains.
Canterbury Cathedral, the Mother Church
of England, stands imperious.
Founded by Augustine in 597 A.D.
A place of Pilgrimage for over 1,000 years,
following the murders of St. Alphege in 1011,
and Thomas Becket in 1170.
Fleeing Huguenot refugees from the Spanish Netherlands
introduced Silk weaving to complement and then replace
the local Wool production in the 16th. Century.
“The Old Weavers House,” built in 1500, still exists
on St. Peter’s Street, adjacent to the bridge
over a tributary of the River Stour.
Many fine Tudor, Georgian, Regency and Victorian
buildings survive, even though a significant number
were destroyed during World War Two bombing.
The city still celebrates the “Canterbury Tales”
by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th. Century.
The Pilgrims travelling from the Tabard Inn in
Southwark, London, to the Shrine of Thomas Becket
were asked to tell two stories, each way,
to entertain and pass the time, with a free meal,
for the best, on return to the Tabard Inn.
They tell much of the language, customs, attitudes, crimes
and culture of those days.
Canterbury’s incredible history, architecture and Cathedral
make it one of the most popular tourist “hot-spots,” to this day!