CANTERBURY CITY WALLS - A short walk along the city walls of the historic City Of Canterbury
Canterbury has been a European pilgrimage site of major importance for over 800 years since the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170. Today it is one of the most beautiful and historic cities in England.
Canterbury city walls are a sequence of defensive walls built around the city of Canterbury in Kent, England. The first city walls were built by the Romans, probably between 270 and 280 AD. These walls were constructed from stone on top of an earth bank, and protected by a ditch and wall towers.
There is plenty to see on a walk around the city walls, it is a historic defensive wall that has stunning views of Canterbury and has been well-maintained considering when it was built. The walk is relaxing and best taken in on a sunny day at a slower pace.
Canterbury, historic town and surrounding city (local authority) in the administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. Its cathedral has been the primary ecclesiastical centre of England since the early 7th century ce.
Throughout the majority of the medieval period, Canterbury relied upon the Roman town walls to provide defence. The Pipe Rolls indicate some expenditure in 1166 and 1167 to maintain these ancient defences. However, a report dated 1363 indicates the walls were in a poor condition. Concurrently England's fortunes in the Hundred Years War were at a low ebb and an attack on the south coast seemed likely. Murage, the right to raised taxes to fund defences, was granted in 1378.
Further grants followed in 1379, 1385 and 1402. The work was well underway by the early 1380s and consisted of rebuilding the town wall along the same line as the earlier Roman defences. At least twenty-one towers, many with gun-loops, were added to the circuit. Construction of the walls was slow - Henry IV was unhappy with progress in 1403 and work was still ongoing ninety years later. This accounts for the differing styles, for example the towers on the south-east and D-shaped vice the ones in the north-east which are square.
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