. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . cious room,which has just been erected for the accommodationand convenience of persons connected with thecorn and hop trade. It is free of toll, and opento all who have riny business to transact, connectedwith the agricultural interest. The approach tollie room is on the left, by a very handsome ge-ometrical stone staircase, and the front is a goodspecimen of the richest Ionic order: the capitalsare from the temple dedicated to the goddessVesta at Tivoli. In front are th
. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . cious room,which has just been erected for the accommodationand convenience of persons connected with thecorn and hop trade. It is free of toll, and opento all who have riny business to transact, connectedwith the agricultural interest. The approach tollie room is on the left, by a very handsome ge-ometrical stone staircase, and the front is a goodspecimen of the richest Ionic order: the capitalsare from the temple dedicated to the goddessVesta at Tivoli. In front are the arms of thecity, with emblematical devices appropriate to thebuilding. The portico to the entrance, as also oftiiat to the corresponding wing, are of Portlandstone of the Grecian Doric order. Between thesejiorticos are three openings, leading to the sham-bks, and to the fruit and vegetable market, lliewhole of these premises form not only an ornamenito llir city of Canterbury, but evince tlie lilierality -J Hero formerly stood what was called tlie Spnh house, or Giiilthull ofthe city, with the pi-ison adjoinilip: 57 of the public, in subscril)ini»; a very handsonuSinn to assist llu corporation to carry this ijreut[)ul)lic improvement into eftect,] This part of the street liad a middle row,of a considerabh Knji^th, consistinj^ of the ohi8ham])h^s just now mentioned, a fine conduit orAvater-house of stone, the i^ift of archbishop Ab-bot,*^ pulkxl down in 1754 ; and west of these thechurch of St. Andrew, giving name to this partof our principal street. This church was takendown in I7(>3, and a new one iaiilt by parishrate and voluntary gifts, in a quieter and moreconvenient situation just by, opened for the per-formance of divine service, by licence of thearchbisliop, Dec. 26, 1773, and consecrated theith day of Jidy following. The west end of St. Andrews church stoodwhere the way between Northgate and the castlecrosses the walk we are now taking towardsWc^stgate. Here
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