What’s On? Heritage Open Days
Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s architecture and culture by offering free access to properties usually closed or that normally charge for admission. This year’s HOD runs from Thursday 8 September to Sunday 11 September, and these are a few of the places you could visit. See
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/town/Canterbury or pick up a local Heritage Open Days leafl et from Canterbury Visitor Centre, local libraries and City Council Offi ces.
Westgate Towers Experience the medieval cells of the towers, used as a gaol from 1453 and compare with the 1830’s City Gaol over the newly glazed high- level bridge. Discover what has been locked up for over 100 years and walk in the steps of felons and turnkeys. St Peter’s Street, Canterbury, CT1 2BQ. Thursday 8-Sunday 11 September 10am-4.30pm. Present local HOD leafl et for free entry.
St Martin’s Church St Martin’s is the oldest church in continuous use in the English- speaking world. Here St Augustine reintroduced Christianity to southern England in AD 597. The church is the seed from which St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral grew.
North Holmes Road, Canterbury, CT1 1QJ. Thursday 8 and Saturday
10 September,11am-4pm; Friday 9 September 11am-2pm; Sunday 11 September 10am-1pm.
St Peter’s Methodist Church This Georgian building dates from 1811. Displays of church archives. Tradecraft stall and organ and piano music during the day. St Peter’s Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2BE. Saturday 10 September: 10am-5pm.
The Crab and Winkle Line See at close hand the northern portal of the Tyler Hill Tunnel. A brief talk on the history of the line and a viewing of the portal followed by a one-and-a-half mile walk. Meet at the Visitor Car Park by Woolf College, University of Kent, Giles Lane, Canterbury. Sunday 11 September: Tour 10.30am-1230pm.
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Limited edition prints sent direct from the Faversham studio.
The Eastbridge Hospital This listed building was built in 1170 for poor pilgrims visiting the tomb of St Thomas Becket. It now provides almshouse accommodation.
Kings Bridge, 25 High Street, Canterbury, CT1 2BD. Thursday 8th September:10am-4.30pm.
The Old Synagogue
The Old Synagogue, built in 1847, was designed by Hezekiah Marsham in an Egyptian style and functioned for divine services until 1931. Restored by the King’s School it is now a music recital room. King Street, Canterbury CT1 2AJ. Sunday 11 September: noon-4pm.
Zoar Chapel
A chapel built into one of the bastions of the city wall. Formerly a reservoir, it has been a place of worship for strict and particular Baptists since 1845. Burgate Lane, Canterbury. Friday 9 September: 5pm -7pm; Saturday 10 September:10am-noon.
Whitstable Playhouse A thriving amateur theatre in a converted church. Tours by the Lindley Players. Refreshments and tours of stage, control box, workshops and dressing rooms.
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104 High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AZ. Saturday 10 September: 10am- 12.30pm.
Whitstable Castle
An 18th century castle with Victorian ‘Gothick’ additions. Tower Hill, Whitstable, CT5 2BW. Thursday 8 September: 11am-5pm, tours on the hour and half hour; Sunday 11 September 10am-4pm, explore by yourself.
Wynn Ellis Mausoleum
Large mausoleum in the form of a squat stepped pyramid on a battered base of cyclopean rockwork. Churchyard of All Saints, Church Street, Whitstable, CT5 1PH. Friday 9 September: 10am-noon.
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