reformed in 2007 as a community interest company and currently compete in the Southern Counties East Football League. [68] The city's economy benefits mainly from significant economic projects such as the Canterbury Enterprise Hub, Lakesview International Business Park and the Whitefriars retail development. During the Second World War, 10,445 bombs dropped during 135 separate raids destroyed 731 homes and 296 other buildings in the city, including the missionary college and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar Schools. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury. Between 1999 and 2005, the Whitefriars Shopping Centre underwent major redevelopment.
[128] It is currently produced as a paid-for newspaper produced by the KM Group, based in nearby Whitstable. The reggae/ska musician Judge Dread played his last gig at the Penny Theatre.
With one million visitors per year, it is one of the most visited places in the country. Civilians were strafed and bombed throughout the city resulting in twenty-eight bombs dropped and 30 people killed. St. Augustine established a school shortly after his arrival in Canterbury in 597, and it is from this that the King's School grew. [79], Canterbury Heritage Museum housed many exhibits, including the Rupert Bear Museum. Of those aged 16–74 in the city, 27% had a higher education qualification, higher than the 20% national average.
There is relatively little rainfall throughout the year.
[92], The Canterbury Catch Club was a musical and social club which met in the city between 1779 and 1865.
[103]
[149], The grave of author Joseph Conrad, in Canterbury Cemetery at 32 Clifton Gardens, is a Grade II listed building.[150]. The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The Westgate is now a museum relating to its history as a jail.
It was recreated in 1927, and has been held by Labor for all but one term since. The rest either had no religion, an alternative religion, or did not state their religion. The programme includes musicals, drama, ballet, contemporary dance, classical orchestras, opera, children's shows, pantomime, stand-up comedy and concerts. The Reformation brought a period of decline in the cathedral's music which was revived under Dean Thomas Neville in the early 17th century. In 978, Archbishop Dunstan refounded the abbey built by Augustine, and named it St Augustine's Abbey. [16] The town's new importance led to its revival, and trades developed in pottery, textiles, and leather.
reformed in 2007 as a community interest company and currently compete in the Southern Counties East Football League. [68] The city's economy benefits mainly from significant economic projects such as the Canterbury Enterprise Hub, Lakesview International Business Park and the Whitefriars retail development. During the Second World War, 10,445 bombs dropped during 135 separate raids destroyed 731 homes and 296 other buildings in the city, including the missionary college and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar Schools. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury. Between 1999 and 2005, the Whitefriars Shopping Centre underwent major redevelopment.
[128] It is currently produced as a paid-for newspaper produced by the KM Group, based in nearby Whitstable. The reggae/ska musician Judge Dread played his last gig at the Penny Theatre.
With one million visitors per year, it is one of the most visited places in the country. Civilians were strafed and bombed throughout the city resulting in twenty-eight bombs dropped and 30 people killed. St. Augustine established a school shortly after his arrival in Canterbury in 597, and it is from this that the King's School grew. [79], Canterbury Heritage Museum housed many exhibits, including the Rupert Bear Museum. Of those aged 16–74 in the city, 27% had a higher education qualification, higher than the 20% national average.
There is relatively little rainfall throughout the year.
[92], The Canterbury Catch Club was a musical and social club which met in the city between 1779 and 1865.
[103]
[149], The grave of author Joseph Conrad, in Canterbury Cemetery at 32 Clifton Gardens, is a Grade II listed building.[150]. The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The Westgate is now a museum relating to its history as a jail.
It was recreated in 1927, and has been held by Labor for all but one term since. The rest either had no religion, an alternative religion, or did not state their religion. The programme includes musicals, drama, ballet, contemporary dance, classical orchestras, opera, children's shows, pantomime, stand-up comedy and concerts. The Reformation brought a period of decline in the cathedral's music which was revived under Dean Thomas Neville in the early 17th century. In 978, Archbishop Dunstan refounded the abbey built by Augustine, and named it St Augustine's Abbey. [16] The town's new importance led to its revival, and trades developed in pottery, textiles, and leather.
reformed in 2007 as a community interest company and currently compete in the Southern Counties East Football League. [68] The city's economy benefits mainly from significant economic projects such as the Canterbury Enterprise Hub, Lakesview International Business Park and the Whitefriars retail development. During the Second World War, 10,445 bombs dropped during 135 separate raids destroyed 731 homes and 296 other buildings in the city, including the missionary college and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar Schools. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury. Between 1999 and 2005, the Whitefriars Shopping Centre underwent major redevelopment.
[128] It is currently produced as a paid-for newspaper produced by the KM Group, based in nearby Whitstable. The reggae/ska musician Judge Dread played his last gig at the Penny Theatre.
With one million visitors per year, it is one of the most visited places in the country. Civilians were strafed and bombed throughout the city resulting in twenty-eight bombs dropped and 30 people killed. St. Augustine established a school shortly after his arrival in Canterbury in 597, and it is from this that the King's School grew. [79], Canterbury Heritage Museum housed many exhibits, including the Rupert Bear Museum. Of those aged 16–74 in the city, 27% had a higher education qualification, higher than the 20% national average.
There is relatively little rainfall throughout the year.
[92], The Canterbury Catch Club was a musical and social club which met in the city between 1779 and 1865.
[103]
[149], The grave of author Joseph Conrad, in Canterbury Cemetery at 32 Clifton Gardens, is a Grade II listed building.[150]. The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The Westgate is now a museum relating to its history as a jail.
It was recreated in 1927, and has been held by Labor for all but one term since. The rest either had no religion, an alternative religion, or did not state their religion. The programme includes musicals, drama, ballet, contemporary dance, classical orchestras, opera, children's shows, pantomime, stand-up comedy and concerts. The Reformation brought a period of decline in the cathedral's music which was revived under Dean Thomas Neville in the early 17th century. In 978, Archbishop Dunstan refounded the abbey built by Augustine, and named it St Augustine's Abbey. [16] The town's new importance led to its revival, and trades developed in pottery, textiles, and leather.
Footpaths scatter the city and give access to beauty spots such as on New House Lane and Stuppington with views of the city and Cathedral. [43], The 1980s saw visits from Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II, and the beginning of the annual Canterbury Festival. Many historical structures fill the area, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century, the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and a Norman castle, and the oldest extant school in the world, the King's School. CSR 97.4FM, an acronym for "Community Student Radio", broadcasts on 97.4FM from studios at both the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.
reformed in 2007 as a community interest company and currently compete in the Southern Counties East Football League. [68] The city's economy benefits mainly from significant economic projects such as the Canterbury Enterprise Hub, Lakesview International Business Park and the Whitefriars retail development. During the Second World War, 10,445 bombs dropped during 135 separate raids destroyed 731 homes and 296 other buildings in the city, including the missionary college and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar Schools. The main settlement in the district is Canterbury. Between 1999 and 2005, the Whitefriars Shopping Centre underwent major redevelopment.
[128] It is currently produced as a paid-for newspaper produced by the KM Group, based in nearby Whitstable. The reggae/ska musician Judge Dread played his last gig at the Penny Theatre.
With one million visitors per year, it is one of the most visited places in the country. Civilians were strafed and bombed throughout the city resulting in twenty-eight bombs dropped and 30 people killed. St. Augustine established a school shortly after his arrival in Canterbury in 597, and it is from this that the King's School grew. [79], Canterbury Heritage Museum housed many exhibits, including the Rupert Bear Museum. Of those aged 16–74 in the city, 27% had a higher education qualification, higher than the 20% national average.
There is relatively little rainfall throughout the year.
[92], The Canterbury Catch Club was a musical and social club which met in the city between 1779 and 1865.
[103]
[149], The grave of author Joseph Conrad, in Canterbury Cemetery at 32 Clifton Gardens, is a Grade II listed building.[150]. The City of Canterbury is a local government district with city status in Kent, England. The Westgate is now a museum relating to its history as a jail.
It was recreated in 1927, and has been held by Labor for all but one term since. The rest either had no religion, an alternative religion, or did not state their religion. The programme includes musicals, drama, ballet, contemporary dance, classical orchestras, opera, children's shows, pantomime, stand-up comedy and concerts. The Reformation brought a period of decline in the cathedral's music which was revived under Dean Thomas Neville in the early 17th century. In 978, Archbishop Dunstan refounded the abbey built by Augustine, and named it St Augustine's Abbey. [16] The town's new importance led to its revival, and trades developed in pottery, textiles, and leather.
