Built around 1380 during the 100 years’ war to defend Canterbury from foreign incursion, Westgate Tower, standing tall on the banks of the river Stour is England’s largest and finest surviving medieval gateway. Generations of medieval pilgrims passed under the gatehouse arch on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
To it’s right is the former Church of the Holy Cross, a 14th-century grade ll listed building that originally formed part of St Gregory's Priory. Since 1972 it has served as the city Guildhall, the meeting place of Canterbury City Council.
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Built around 1380 during the 100 years’ war to defend Canterbury from foreign incursion, Westgate Tower, standing tall on the banks of the river Stour is England’s largest and finest surviving medieval gateway. Generations of medieval pilgrims passed under the gatehouse arch on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
To it’s right is the former Church of the Holy Cross, a 14th-century grade ll listed building that originally formed part of St Gregory's Priory. Since 1972 it has served as the city Guildhall, the meeting place of Canterbury City Council.
