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Title: Beautiful Britain

Author: Gordon Home

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BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN

Canterbury

by

GORDON HOME

MCMXI

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"When that Aprille with his showeres soote [= sweet]
The drought of March hath pierced to the roote,

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"Then longen folk to go on pilgrimages,
And palmers for to seeken strange strands,
To ferme [=ancient] halwes [=shrines] knowthe [=known] in sundry lands
And specially from every shires end
Of Engeland, to Canterbury they wend,
The holy, blissful martyr for to seek
That them hath holpen when that they were sick."

CHAUCER: _Canterbury Tales_.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. THE PILGRIM'S APPROACH TO THE CITY
II. THE STORY OF CANTERBURY
III. THE CATHEDRAL
IV. THE CITY
INDEX

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PLATE

1. THE NAVE OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL (Frontispiece)
2. CHRIST CHURCH GATE
3. THE CATHEDRAL FROM NORTH-WEST
4. THE "ANGEL" OR "BELL HARRY" TOWER AND THE LAVATORY TOWER OF THE
CATHEDRAL
5. THE CHAPEL OF "OUR LADY" IN THE UNDERCROFT OF THE CATHEDRAL
6. THE WARRIOR'S CHAPEL
7. THE MARTYRDOM IN THE NORTH-WEST TRANSEPT
8. THE DOORWAY FROM THE CLOISTERS TO THE MARTYRDOM
9. THE GREYFRIARS' HOUSE IN CANTERBURY
10. THE HOUSE OF THE CANTERBURY WEAVERS
11. WESTGATE CANTERBURY FROM WITHIN
12. THE NORMAN STAIRCASE TO THE KING'S SCHOOL (On the cover)

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