View of Canterbury Cathedral down Butchery Lane from the High Street, Canterbury, Kent, England.

Commentary.

 

Canterbury Cathedral.

The Mother Church of England

for over 1,000 years.

A glorious creation to

the worship of God.

Reaching to the heavens in its bid

for spiritual domination.

Like many Medieval streets,

Butchery Lane, now, appears no more than

an alley-way.

Apart from North, South, East and West streets,

thoroughfares would often adopt

the names of the main economic activity.

Fish-market Street.

Candlemaker’s Place.

Baker’s Road.

One wonders what blood and gore this lane saw.

And yet, in a city of such

supreme Medieval buildings,

their structure had to be retained,

in some cases, internally modernised,

but, largely changed their purpose or activity.

Externally, they are still standing strong

and are regularly and lovingly re-furbished,

whilst keeping their precious Medieval features.

This is why Canterbury is such an iconic and

much-visited city!

 

 

Done