Canterbury Cathedral 19 July

On Sunday morning I attended the eucharist service at Canterbury cathedral. Afterwards I wandered around the precinct and took these photos. The Cathedral is probably most famous as the place where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170. It is also holds the tombs of Henry IV and Edward the Black Prince.

View of Canterbury cathedral from the main entry gate.


Cloisters near the Cathedral school

The view of the nave looking west from behind the main alter.

The pulpit

Tomb of Henry IV and and his Queen, Joan of Navarre.

The candle marks the spot of a former shrine to Thomas Becket. This was destroyed in the Reformation in 1538 under the order of Henry VIII.



Trinity chapel - at the east end of the cathedral.

The tomb of Edward the Black Prince (son and heir of Edward III). Above the tomb are replicas of the Black Prince's helmet, gauntlets and surcoat.

A stained glass window near the tomb of the Black Prince. Some windows date back to the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Many have been lost through vandalism, the environmental, etc. An ongoing restoration program has restored and repaired many windows.