2013
TR1457 : Dane John Gardens, Canterbury
taken 12 years ago, near to Canterbury, Kent, England
This is 1 of 8 images, with title Dane John Gardens, Canterbury in this square
Dane John Gardens, Canterbury
The Dane John is a park in Canterbury which has been used by the citizens of Canterbury since at least the C12th.
Dane John is a corruption of the Norman French word "donjon" meaning the motte or central tower of a castle - the same word that also became "dungeon" in English. The park is nearby the Norman Canterbury Castle (q.v.)
Alderman Simmons was responsible for laying out the park in its present form in 1790 - as the plaque on the memorial states:
"This field and hill were improved and these terraces, walks and plantations, made in the year 1790 for the use of the public, at the sole expense of James Simmons, Esq. of this city, Alderman and Banker"
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Dane John is a corruption of the Norman French word "donjon" meaning the motte or central tower of a castle - the same word that also became "dungeon" in English. The park is nearby the Norman Canterbury Castle (q.v.)
Alderman Simmons was responsible for laying out the park in its present form in 1790 - as the plaque on the memorial states:
"This field and hill were improved and these terraces, walks and plantations, made in the year 1790 for the use of the public, at the sole expense of James Simmons, Esq. of this city, Alderman and Banker"
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- Grid Square
- TR1457, 1878 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 16 May, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 20 May, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TR 1481 5739 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.5088N 1:4.7036E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TR 1485 5739
- View Direction
- WEST (about 270 degrees)
