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| On this day trip we drove to Canterbury to visit the cathedral, then on to Deal to see the castle and finally to the coast to Ramsgate for dinner. | |||
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| Canterbury Cathedral: The Cathedral, with St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church. The Cathedral Church was founded in 597 AD by St Augustine whose original cathedral lies beneath the floor of the nave. The original Saxon church was destroyed by fire in 1067 and rebuilt again by the Normans in 1070. Although, successive generations have made additions to the fabric of the building parts of the quire and some of the ancient stained glass windows date from the 12th century. | |||
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| Canterbury Cathedral Interior | |||
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| Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass | |||
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| Canterbury Cathedral Chapter House: Photos show the large stained glass windows at either end and a close-up of the Henry VIII panel. The last photo shows the detailed woodwork on the ceiling. | |||
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| Deal Castle: Deal Castle is one of the finest Tudor artillery castles in England. It is among the earliest and most elaborate of a chain of coastal forts, which also includes Calshot, Camber, Walmer and Pendennis Castles. Most were built at great speed between 1539 and 1542 by order of King Henry VIII, who feared an invasion by the Catholic powers of Europe. Its squat, rounded turrets were designed to deflect incoming cannon balls, and acted as platforms from which to fire barrages from increasingly sophisticated artillery pieces. | |||
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| Richborough Roman Fort: army of some 50,000 men. Archaeological evidence suggests that Richborough was the bridge head for the invasion, and the pair of parallel ditches that can be seen running almost alongside the much later western stone walls of the site, were dug as part of the original fortifications in AD43. As the conquest of Britain rapidly advanced Richborough soon became an important naval supply base, as evidenced by the laying of new roads, and the erection of several timber buildings believed to be storehouses. | |||
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| Sandwich: A windmill seen as we drove through the town of Sandwich. | |||
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| Ramsgate: This is a small town on the far Eastern coast of England. After visiting deal castle, we drove on to Ramsgate for an early dinner. | |||
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Hugin - Replica Viking Ship The replica ship 'Hugin' was sailed from Denmark in 1949 by 53 Danes to commemorate the 1500th arrival of the legendary Hengist and his brother Horsa, two Saxon chieftains, who landed at nearby Ebbsfleet. The 'Hugin' first landed at Viking Bay, Broadstairs, Kent before being placed on permanent display just off the main road to the west of Pegwell Bay. There is little evidence of Viking ships in the 5th century and Hugin is based on a later Viking design of a longship. |
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