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St Martin's Church, Canterbury
St Martin's is the original building given to St Augustine by King Aethelberht when he arrived in 597, when it was one of the few Roman buildings still standing. It is thus perhaps the oldest church building in continuous use in England. The chancel…
Narrow Valley Leading to the Royal Graveyard at Sutton Hoo
A view from the narrow valley up which the ship in the great Sutton Hoo ship burial would have been dragged, looking towards the ridge behind lay the plateau on which the graveyard is located. The house belonged to Mrs Pretty, the landowner at the…
Locations of grave markers of the Kings of Kent
The modern grave markers show the original locations of four kings of Kent (Eadbald, Hlothhere, Mul, and Wihtred) along the south wall of the church of St Mary at St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
Grave marker of King Wihtred
While the archbishops of Canterbury were buried in the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey, the kings of Kent were buried in the smaller church of St Mary, built in a line behind it. This marker shows the position of the grave of King…
Grave marker of King Mul
While the archbishops of Canterbury were buried in the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey, the kings of Kent were buried in the smaller church of St Mary, built in a line behind it. This marker shows the position of the grave of King…
Grave marker of King Hlothhere
While the archbishops of Canterbury were buried in the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey, the kings of Kent were buried in the smaller church of St Mary, built in a line behind it. This marker shows the position of the grave of King…
Grave marker of King Eadbald
While the archbishops of Canterbury were buried in the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey, the kings of Kent were buried in the smaller church of St Mary, built in a line behind it. This marker shows the position of the grave of King…
Grave marker of Theodore
Marker showing the original position of the grave of Theodore of Tarsus (d.690, 8th Archbishop of Canterbury). It would have been near the altar in the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
Grave marker of Augustine
Marker showing the original position of the grave of St Augustine (d.605, 1st Archbishop of Canterbury). It would have been near the altar in the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. The tomb was destroyed when the Normans…
Grave marker of Mellitus
Marker showing the original position of the grave of Mellitus (d.624, 1st Bishop of London and 3rd Archbishop of Canterbury), in the Porticus of St Gregory, the chapel along the north wall of the church of SS Peter & Paul at St Augustine's Abbey,…