Christ Church Gate, Canterbury


La Christ Church Gate au sudouest de l'entrée à la Cathédrale de Canterbury avec la statue en

Exploring Christ Church Gate. Sheila Sweetinburgh. 26th June 2015. 615. Having highlighted Leonie Seliger's wonderful talk about the Ancestors stained glass windows last week, I thought today I would focus on another of the cathedral's experts. I first met Heather Newton, who heads the masonry department at Canterbury, when I was organising.


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Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury. [3] [a] Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077.


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Christ Church Gate. Built between 1504 and 1521 probably in honour of Prince Arthur, King Henry VIII's elder brother. You can see the Tudor coats-of-arms. On Arthur's death Henry married his brother's wife Katherine of Aragon. The gate was damaged in 1643 by the Puritans (a group of Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.


Christ Church Gate the entrance to Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent Stock Photo Alamy

Entry for visitors is via Christ Church Gate. Use of the other gates (Queningate in Broad Street, Mint Yard Gate in The Borough and Postern Gate in Burgate) for entry and exit is for passholders only. The signed exit is via the shop leading onto Burgate though ticket holders can also leave via Christ Church Gate.


Christ Church Gate Photograph by Tony Murtagh Fine Art America

Augustine founded a Benedictine abbey, whose ruins have survived, and, having been named "bishop of the English," he built the church that became Canterbury Cathedral; it was originally called Christ Church. The church was damaged by Danish raids in 1011 and nearly destroyed by fire in 1067. The Norman Archbishop Lanfranc began to rebuild.


Canterbury Cathedral's Christ Church Gate entrance to be unveiled after fiveyear restoration

View locations, schedules, and other information for all the Church's temples. Visitors' Centers Traveling? Locate and visit one of the Church's many visitors' centers. Historic Sites Find trip planning information or learn more about the sacred sites of the Restoration. Temple Square and Church Headquarters


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Christ Church Gate, Canterbury Cathedral Updated: Dec 9, 2022 Christ Church Gate, a Grade I listed building, was analysed, and recorded in some detail by the Trust in 2009, in anticipation of its restoration.


Christ Church Gate, Canterbury

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Christ Church Gateway c. 1887 - an old Magic Lantern slide in my collection. The Christ Church Gate was badly damaged in the time of Cromwell, with the statue of Christ and the two angels with wings outspread being shot at, "they discharged against it forty shot at the least, triumphing much when they did hit it in the head or face".


Christ Church Gate, one of the main gates to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England Stock Photo

Christ Church gate is the gate dedicated to Jesus Christ and being the entrance to the Cathedral located on Buttermarket area, where hundreds of tourists seem to like resting. The gate was built early 16th century having an inscription 'Hoc Opus constructum est anno Domini millesimo Quingentesimo decimo septimo' in honour of Prince Arthur.


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The colourful restoration of the Christ Church Gate. Director of The Canterbury Journey restoration and development project, Mark Hosea, said: "All of us are excited to see the scaffold being.


Photo of Canterbury, Christ Church Gate 1996 Francis Frith

The great abbey gate (c. 1300) remains standing. Also notable is the Canterbury Heritage Museum, which is housed in a 13th-century hospital. Some of the houses of the Huguenot refugees still stand along the Stour. Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey, and St. Martin's Church were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.


Canterbury, Christ Church Gate

Christchurch Gate Buttermarket Introduction This gate is the principal entrance to the cathedral, from whose dedication to Christ it takes its name, and forms the dramatic highlight of the Buttermarket over which it stands. In terms of architecture it has proved difficult to fit Christ Church Gate into any particular style categories.


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Cathedral's Restored, Iconic Christ Church Gate Revealed. 23 Nov 2022. Canterbury Cathedral's magnificent Christ Church Gate, the Grade I-listed main entrance to the Cathedral Precincts for over five centuries, and part of a Scheduled Ancient Monument, will be revealed on Friday 2 December 2022, when scaffolding is removed following extensive.