Y is for Yew

The yew tree (Taxus baccata) is often found in churchyards and is an important feature in many of Canterbury’s many heritage sites…

B is for Baobab

London planes are still a familiar sight in many cities and Canterbury is no…

R is for Riddley Walker

When you stand in ruins of St. Augustine’s Abbey or amongst the tumbled stones of the Cathedral herb garden, site of…

J is for Jewry

The history of the Jewish community in Canterbury is intimately entangled with the surrounding Christian community including the…

F is for Folklore and Faery

Canterbury is a city of contrasts; the sacred and profane rub up against each other, the pagan peers through…

G is for Graffiti

“There can be no doubt that persons, old or young or middle-aged, who commemorate themselves by inscribing their names or…

A is for Augustine

Without Saint Augustine there would be no World Heritage Site in Canterbury. He is that significant. Yet history has rendered…

U is for Undercroft

Canterbury Cathedral’s crypt or ‘Undercroft’ was designed and built to St Anselm’s instructions and begun around 1097. It is…

H is for Herbal

The Canterbury Cathedral Library holds a 1597 copy of The Herbal or General Historie of Plantes: gathered by John Gerarde of…

W is for Wotton

Edward Wotton, First Baron of Marley acquired St Augustine’s Palace as part of the Manor of Canterbury in 1612 and commissioned…