2015

TR1557 : Admiring the stained glass windows, Canterbury Cathedral

taken 9 years ago, near to Canterbury, Kent, England

Admiring the stained glass windows, Canterbury Cathedral
Admiring the stained glass windows, Canterbury Cathedral
The Cathedral contains some of the oldest, (late 12th C, early 13th C.) and finest stained glass in the country.
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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J.Hannan-Briggs   (more nearby)
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Julian P Guffogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 18 May, 2015   (more nearby)
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Friday, 22 May, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1511 5791 [10m precision]
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