A few snaps on a grey day
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:29 pm
I know I have posted lots of pictures of my little city on here before but I had an hour to kill this morning and spent it in The Dane John Gardens. This is an ancient gardens just inside the city wall and although I had no specific reason for going there I usually find little historical points of interest (to me at least) as I wander around the city. Canterbury is steeped in history and I confess to being very lacking in knowledge of that history. A few things caught my eye before I had a coffee at Don Juan Cafe in the gardens.
At the western exit from the gardens into Castle Row, I saw a brick and stone column that I had not noticed before. A descriptive board on the wall filled my knowledge gap. Very nearby is Canterbury Castle alongside which runs Castle Street. This street lead out of the city through Worthgate, one of many exits from the city. This gate was closed off in 1548 and replaced with Wincheap gate just a short distance to the south. The history is recorded on the board and, as it says, the column is in fact the Eastern Jamb of the original gate, re-positioned in 1833.
The sign leading down from the city wall is wrong and should read Worthgate. Northgate is the other side of the city. Whoever set the type thought he knew better I expect.
Central in the gardens is a memorial to soldiers of the Buffs Regiment who fell in WWI. Sitting drinking my coffee I noticed an impressive silhouette of the memorial on the grey morning.
The gardens have a main avenue of plane trees that I know I have posted here before. As I entered the gardens I noticed that most trees had now lost their foliage but just a few greeny yellow leaves welcomed me.
Just a few assorted snaps on a very grey morning from my lovely home city
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At the western exit from the gardens into Castle Row, I saw a brick and stone column that I had not noticed before. A descriptive board on the wall filled my knowledge gap. Very nearby is Canterbury Castle alongside which runs Castle Street. This street lead out of the city through Worthgate, one of many exits from the city. This gate was closed off in 1548 and replaced with Wincheap gate just a short distance to the south. The history is recorded on the board and, as it says, the column is in fact the Eastern Jamb of the original gate, re-positioned in 1833.
The sign leading down from the city wall is wrong and should read Worthgate. Northgate is the other side of the city. Whoever set the type thought he knew better I expect.
Central in the gardens is a memorial to soldiers of the Buffs Regiment who fell in WWI. Sitting drinking my coffee I noticed an impressive silhouette of the memorial on the grey morning.
The gardens have a main avenue of plane trees that I know I have posted here before. As I entered the gardens I noticed that most trees had now lost their foliage but just a few greeny yellow leaves welcomed me.
Just a few assorted snaps on a very grey morning from my lovely home city
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