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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…

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…

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…

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.

St Pancras's Chapel was the smallest and most easterly of the three churches in the Abbey complex. This arch shows the re-use of Roman brick that was characteristic of the early English ecclesiastical buildings in Canterbury.

St Pancras's Chapel is the third and most easterly of the three 7th century churches in the abbey complex. In this view the entrance vestibule at the west end clearly shows the re-use of substantial amounts of Roman brick. Behind it is the short nave…

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…