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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1170 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Saracen's Head. 73 Burgate |
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Summary
This was one of Canterbury's oldest inns. It was a lodging house for pilgrims in the 15th Century, standing just within the Burgate. This inn was closed in 1968 and was demolished when the Canterbury ring-road was built.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1523 5772 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LODGING HOUSE (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
- INN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1692 AD to 1968 AD)
Full description
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The Canterbury UAD states that this is a Fremlins/Whitbread inn.
This was one of Canterbury's Oldest inns. It was a lodging house for pilgrims in the 15th century, standing just within the Burgate. The Kent Messenger in 1965 wrote that the Saracen's Head rear wall was built on the flints of the City Wall.
It was on the Licensing List of 1692 and the following year the Billeting Officer listed the inn for 6 men.
The inn hosted a Feast of woollen draper's in 1718. In 1792 the innkeeper was John Carlton and in 1803 it was William Drury but in that year it was sold to Mathew Sankey for £1,105. For many years it was a hotel with 10 rooms but it closed in 1968 and sadly it was demolished when the Canterbury ring-road was built. The licence was suspended following compulsory acquisition. The last innkeepers were Mr & Mrs G Kebbell who then took over the Duke William at Ickham.
Wilmot, E., 1988, Inns of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29737.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Wilmot, E.. 1988. Inns of Canterbury. |
