The grand gate of the Monastery aka St Augustine's Gate or Fyndon's Gate faces a small square known since the reign of Charles I. as Lady Wootton's Green. The gateway was erected by Abbot Fyndon, who, in the year 1300 obtained a charter for the enlargement of the great court of the Monastery. During 1309, the last year of his Abbacy, he obtained from King Edward II leave to embattle the gate of his Abbey. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England.

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Size: 3500px × 4560px
Location: Canterbury Cathedral, The Precincts, Canterbury, UK
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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