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Walking to town from the train station. Passing West Gate the only remaining gate of the old city wall.
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Crossing a channeled branch of the Great Stour River.
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Turning left onto Mercery lane shows Christchurch gate (1517) and the towers of Canterbury Cathedral beyond.
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Our hotel adjacent to the gate. Actually older than the gate itself.
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We reserved the only room facing the cathedral court.
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Cathedral seen from our room window.
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Ceiling of the Southwest Porch which enters the cathedral at the nave.
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Canterbury Cathedral built mostly in the 11th and 12th centuries from the soutwest at ground level.
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Completing the circuit ends back at the ornate statuary on the west face.
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Cathedral at night. We could see this all night from our hotel room.
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Within the nave: the font.
