Showing posts with label Canterbury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canterbury. Show all posts

Monday, January 2, 2023

Augustine Abbey


 St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848. Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The Canterbury Roman Museum


 The Canterbury Roman Museum in Canterbury, Kent, houses a Roman pavement which is a scheduled monument, in the remains of a Roman courtyard house which itself is a grade I listed building. The pavement was discovered after World War II bombing, and has been open to the public since 1946. The museum was established in 1961. It houses many excavated artifacts from Roman Canterbury, including the important late Roman silver hoard known as the Canterbury Treasure, together with reconstructions of the Roman town.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Reliquary of Thomas Becket

MASTER ALPAIS
Reliquary of Thomas Becket
1180s
Champlevé enamel, 28 x 39 x 12 cm
British Museum, London