. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . of Burghmote, holden on Tuesday, the 26th day of April, 1825, the Mayor and Commonalty of this City, unanimously passed a vote of thanks to Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, Bart, in consideration of his having generously presented, for the protection of the public, the valuable iron railing, placed instone- work, upon the terrace leading over the Riding- gate into this field. From hence the prospects of the city, the sur-rounding villages, and the gentle rising hills, forma
. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . of Burghmote, holden on Tuesday, the 26th day of April, 1825, the Mayor and Commonalty of this City, unanimously passed a vote of thanks to Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, Bart, in consideration of his having generously presented, for the protection of the public, the valuable iron railing, placed instone- work, upon the terrace leading over the Riding- gate into this field. From hence the prospects of the city, the sur-rounding villages, and the gentle rising hills, forma most beautiful and pleasing landscape. In tillingup the broad and deep ditch, which encompassedabout two thirds of the base of this hill, some an-cient brass or bell-metal spurs, the head of a spear,and several Roman and other old coins, werediscovered. The grounds have likewise receivedfurther ornament from the handsome houses whichhave lately been erected round about.^] • The two smaller mounts, bctvvecn which and the larger one called theDunjeon-hill, the high road round the city wall now runs, are situated in a. ?^ 11 Not lar iVom iience stood Wincheap-gate, inour way to the castle, within the bounds of whichis the sessions-house of the county of Kent,* re-built, in 1730. Here we see the old arch ofWorthgate, of the same structure as Riding-gateai)pears to have been, but with one arch only,which was preserved by Dr. Gray, a late eminentphysician of our city. More of this when wecome to describe the castle, to the west of whichis the way from Wincheap to Castle-street, bya postern in St. Mildreds church-yard, wherea branch of the river enters the city through abreach in the wall. The other branch, afteisome winding, approaching the river again, ])e-comes an additional defence to the city as far asWestgate and farther, as in the plan. This will also shew several other breaches inthe wall hereal)outs, which a stranger may wonderat, and think a besieger would hardly choose t
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