Quick Facts
- Go Historic ID
- 248456
- NHLE ID
- 1336823
- Names
Canterbury Cathedral
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury
Christchurch Cathedral
- Coordinates
51.2797220° N, 1.0830560° E
Map showing the location of Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England. (Note: The address shown in the upper-left panel is sometimes inaccurate.) Click here to view larger.
Aerial view of Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England. (Note: The address shown in the upper-left panel is sometimes inaccurate.) Click here to view larger.
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- 597
- St. Augustine of Canterbury baptizes King Ethelbert of Kent
- 602
- St. Augustine dedicates cathedral at Canterbury
- 750
- Archbishop Cuthbert builds a baptistery-mausoleum on the north side of the church.
- 1011
- Canterbury falls victim to marauding Danes. The city is destroyed, the cathedral is set on fire, and Archbishop Alphege is taken hostage in hope of ransom.
- 1067
- Fire destroys Canterbury Cathedral
- 1070
- Lanfranc, former abbot of the Abbaye des Hommes in Caen, Normandy, is consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury. He immediately sets about reorganizing the monastery, asserting the primacy of Canterbury over York, and rebuilding the cathedral.
- Oct 1077
- Completion of reconstructed Canterbury Cathedral under Archbishop Lanfranc
- 1093
- Anselm becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1100
- Construction of the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral
- 1130
- Consecration of a large Norman choir with ambulatory at Canterbury Cathedral.
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Canterbury Cathedral is listed on the National Heritage List for England with the following data. Some information may have become outdated since the date of listing. Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
- List Entry ID
- 1336823
- Grade
- I
- Name
- CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL
- Location
- CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL, THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
- Grid Reference
- TR1508457922