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Canterbury Cathedral (formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ) is a Church of England cathedral in Canterbury, Kent. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The cathedral was founded by St Augustine in 597 AD, purportedly re-building an earlier Roman Christian church. The cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1067 and completely rebuilt between 1070-1077. Following another fire, the east end was rebuilt in Gothic style from 1174-1180. Trinity Chapel was constructed in 1180-1184 to house the shrine to St Thomas Becket. The Norman nave and transepts were replaced between 1378-1410. The south-west tower was built in 1424-1434, the north-west tower is a replica of this built in 1832-1841. The central "Bell Harry" tower of brick faced with stone was built between 1494-1503. There is a very fine early Romanesque crypt of 10 bays and the Chapel of Our Lady of the Undercroft. The cathedral is within the council area of Canterbury (Kent).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1336823.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Kent
Lat, Long: 51.279839,1.082518
Grid Reference: TR 1507 5792
Council Area: Canterbury CA (Kent CA)
Police Area: Kent PA

GBPN ID: 321184
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Canterbury_Cathedral,_Kent_321184

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