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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 2246 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval City Wall Tower, Sudbury Tower, Tower 20, 11-12 Pound Lane |
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Summary
Tower 20, is a square shaped tower, forming part of the medieval city defences, that still survives and today is used as a private dwelling. It is known as Sudbury Tower after Archbishop Simon Sudbury who partly financed the rebuilding of 'the long wall' between Westgate and Northgate, though he was probably dead before the work here took place.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1471 5821 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (Medieval to Unknown - 1390 AD?)
Full description
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Tower 20, is a square shaped tower, forming part of the medieval city defences, that still survives and today is used as a private dwelling. It is known as Sudbury Tower after Archbishop Simon Sudbury who partly financed the rebuilding of 'the long wall' between Westgate and Northgate, though he was probably dead before the work here took place. He was murdered at Tower Hill, London in 1391 during the Peasant's Revolt.
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, No 12 Pound Lane (Article in serial). SKE30772.
Elder, J. & Duncan, M., 2002, Canterbury City Wall Trail (Monograph). SKE29730.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Elder, J. & Duncan, M.. 2002. Canterbury City Wall Trail. |
| --- | Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. No 12 Pound Lane. Canterbury's Archaeology 1995-6. |
