Fyndon's Gate St Augustine's Abbey Great Gate Canterbury Kent UK
View of Fyndon's Gate (St Augustine's Abbey Great Gate) Unesco world heritage site.St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation.Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.Kent, UK,August 1st 2016
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