Canterbury West Gate Tower

Generations of medieval pilgrims passed under the gatehouse arch on their way to the shrine of Thomas a Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Road traffic now flows through the arch. The present West Gate was built by Archbishop Sudbury to replace an earlier Roman gate through the city walls and was finished in 1380. The road still passes between its drum towers, and there is just enough room for a double-decker bus to pass beneath.

Canterbury Kent

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