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Canterbury (Listeni/ˈkæntərˌbɜri/ or /ˈkæntərˌbɛri/)[1] is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour.
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury.
Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt 1070-77. The east end was greatly enlarged at the beginning of the twelfth century, and largely rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174 , with significant eastward extensions to accommodate the flow of pilgrims visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170. The Norman nave and transepts survived until the late fourteenth century, when they were demolished to make way for the present structures.
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly written in verse although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
After a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, the Canterbury Tales was Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.
The Mayflower was the ship that in 1620 transported 102 English Pilgrims, including a core group of Separatists, to New England. Their story is one of travail and survival in a harsh New World environment.
Robert Cushman (1578 -- 1625) Robert Cutchman or Cushman was baptized at Rolvenden, County Kent, England, February 9, 1577/8. He served as the Chief Agent for the Separatist Leiden contingent and that of Plymouth Colony from 1617 to his death in the spring of 1625.[1]
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Hole Park Gardens, Kent
Tucked away in the Weald of Kent, between the pretty village of Rolvenden and the charming town of Cranbrook, lies Hole Park Gardens which has to be one of the best gardens in Kent.
An attractively laid out, privately owned 15 acre garden, Hole Park is often referred to as a hidden gem, and there are plenty of treasures to be found within its walls and hedges.
With a delightful tea room, there is plenty of time to relax with a cream tea whilst enjoying the sights. With 5 acres of bluebell wood, a formal garden, woodland garden and much more Hole Park is truly a garden for all seasons.
Tenterden Town in Kent, the jewel of the Weald . Our hidden paths
Tenterden is a town with a large conservation area in the Ashford District of Kent, England. It stands on the edge of the remnant forest The Weald, overlooking the valley of the River Rother. It was a member of the Cinque Ports Confederation. Its riverside today is not navigable to large vessels and its status as a wool manufacturing centre has been lost. Tenterden has several voluntary organisations, some of which are listed below, seven large or very old public houses within its area and has long distance walking and cycling routes within its boundaries.
The town's name is derived from the Old English Tenet Waraden, meaning a den or forest clearing in the forest which belonged to the men of Thanet.
History
The first record of dwellings in Tenterden can be found in a charter which mentions that it, as 'Heronden', began to grow from the 14th century around the strong local wool industry. Unlike other such centres in the Weald it had the advantage of access to the sea. Much of what is now Romney Marsh was under water, and ships docked at nearby Smallhythe. Timber from the Wealden forests was used to construct ships, and in 1449 Tenterden was incorporated into the Confederation of Cinque Ports as a limb of Rye. Ships built in the town were then used to help Rye fulfil its quota for the Crown.
A school was in existence here in 1521; later (in 1666) it was referred to as a grammar school. Today Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, a large secondary school catering for the Weald and south of Ashford Borough is in Tenterden.
In 1903, Tenterden Town railway station was opened. It closed in 1954, but half of it reopened in 1974 as the Kent and East Sussex Railway. The route starts at Tenterden Town Station and finishes at Bodiam station, near Bodiam Castle. The main line track is being extended to Robertsbridge
Churches and chapels
There are two parish churches, as well as a number of other chapels and religious meeting spaces:
St Mildred's (Anglican) is in the main part of the town. The church dates from the 12th century, and was progressively enlarged until 1461, when the distinctive tower was constructed. It was one of the churches in the 1588 system of warning beacons.
It was a major surveying point in the Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790) to calculate the precise distance between the Paris Observatory and the Royal Greenwich Observatory, overseen by General William Roy.
St Michael and All Angels (Anglican). The suburb now called St Michael's was known as Boresisle until Victorian times, when a church dedicated to St Michael was built to serve this community. The church was consecrated in 1863, but construction of the steeple took a further 12 years.
St. John the Baptist (Anglican).
St. Mary's Church (Anglican).
St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
Trinity Baptist Church.
Zion Baptist Church.
Jireh Chapel: Strict Baptist church.
The Methodist Church.
The Unitarian Chapel, originally called the Old Meeting House, was built c. 1695. A plaque on the wall records that Dr Benjamin Franklin worshipped here in 1783, where he was to hear Joseph Priestley preach.
The Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall.stings) in East SuPublic houses
Its large and/or old pubs are generally owned by Kentish breweries and are:
The Woolpack, next to the Town Hall,
The White Lion, the High Street
The Vine, the High Street
The William Caxton, the High Street,
The Crown, Ashford Road in St. Michaels
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Tenterden folk festival
Hole Park - Daffodils & Bluebells - April 2016
Hole Park, Rolvenden, Kent, is putting on its annual spring show.
Exploring The Abandoned Train Graveyard - (Found Historic Remains)
So guys as I said in the video, this was a place that I’ve been meaning to go to for about a year and 3 quarters. And it was then that I finally decided to go there, I have to say that this place was an amazing one. Very unique in its way and I’ve never seen a place like this ever before, I’ve also never featured a place like this on my channel ever before. This has been referred to as “Tenterden train graveyard” by many other urban explorers, this was also how it’s been referred to officially on the 28DL website. Also guys, as I mentioned I will be off from school for about 10 days from tomorrow, and in that time I will be traveling down to Dover again to see some truly amazing places. But unfortunately I have a lot of work to be doing, which is limiting unfortunately. But getting things done in certain amounts of time is becoming a lot more regular and I need to do a lot of work for a while, but uploads will continue nevertheless. Anyways guys I hope you enjoyed the video and I will see you next week, so yeah guys, bye.
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Driving from Tenterden to Cranbrook, Kent..
Tenterden to Cranbrook in under 3 minuites.
Music by Leftwich, House,Kilby - Melee on the Backstrech.
French Market in Tenterden
French Market in Tenterden Sunday 19 June 2016
Tenterden - The Jewel of the Weald
Snow in Gillingham, Kent, UK
Date: 27 February, 2018.
Disused Rye Harbour Branch line . Rye East Sussex
The Rye Harbour Branch (1 mile). This 1½ mile standard gauge branch left the Ashford-Hastings line just west of Rye station. It can be joined on the southern edge of Rye at grid reference TQ 920199, where a kissing gate leads on to a narrow waymarked path enclosed by bushes. This is the trackbed, which soon opens out on to a shallow embankment across sheep pastures, with fine views of Camber Castle to the south. The old railway can now be followed, with very minor diversions, as far as the former level crossing on Harbour Road (TQ 936192). Do not turn back here, but continue by road to Rye Harbour, turn left at the T junction where Harbour Road ends, and walk past the William the Conqueror pub to the water's edge. Turn left here and you will see the railway trackbed heading back towards Rye. Look around carefully, and you will see another grassy embankment nearby, which carried a branch off of the branch. While you are here, do not be surprised to see railway trackbeds heading off at 90 degrees to each other: there were three wagon turntables in Rye Harbour, which explain how this seemingly impossible feat was achieved. There is a bus stop near the end of Harbour Road, from which buses can be caught back to Rye (half hourly Monday to Saturday, limited
Bluebell Railway - Open Weekend Meeting (May 2011)
[Apologies for lateness to finish the video of the meeting, as I got things to do in college previously]
From 21st May 2011:
While waiting outside East Grinstead station, I came up to modelrailwayguy9 (Now known as ScruffyEngine) and his dad, who are going on the same bus to Kingscote. And so the day out of the meeting is on!
Once we got there, we went to board to coaches as the train was ready to depart the station. Meanwhile as we're on the train to Sheffield Park, thethomaswooden1 came up and we all had a brief but good conversation. And it was lastly until we got off at Sheffield, when thethomaswooden1 heading back with his parents. After that, modelrailwayguy9 and myself went to the footbridge to be on a look out for gmanlore and his family. Later eventually, after all the confusion with mobile phones, we all met at last.
That afternoon, we all had a good picnic outside the good station. And in the end, gmanlore and his mother went back to their car for a journey home, while we headed back to the station to get back to Kingscote. As we got off at Horstead Keynes station, we had a great look round at the coach workshops, coach shop and other things there.
After that, it was nearly 4:45 PM as we got back to Kingscote, and eventually caught out bus back to East Grinstead where we'd met. Finally as we got back there safely, we bid our farewells and went back to our homes safely.
Dan5589
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