People eating and drinking in The Old Buttermarket. Canterbury, Kent UK

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WELCOME ABOUT CHAS MEETINGS EXCURSIONS PUBLICATIONS MEMBERSHIP CANTERBURY HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (CHAS) HISTORY PAGES ARCHITECTURE The Buttermarket site, which includes the Christchurch Gate entrance to the cathedral, has been through several transformations over the past 500 years. Up until the mid-17th century, it was known as the Bull Stake, as bulls were tied overnight against a stake to be 'baited' by dogs, with the expectation that this would produce more tender meat

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Location: Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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