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TR1557 : Canterbury Cathedral

near to Canterbury, Kent, Great Britain

Canterbury Cathedral

The Cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since, the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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2010

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Grid Square: TR1557, 580 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Paul Gillett (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 30 July, 2010 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 31 July, 2010
Geographical Context: Religious sites
Place (from Tags): Canterbury
Category: Cathedral (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: TR 150 579 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.7781N 1:4.9281E
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TR 150 578
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)