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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1297 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | N. W. Tower, Canterbury Cathedral |
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Summary
The North West Tower was a remarkable survival of Lanfranc's Church, considering all the demolition and rebuilding that had happened to the Cathdral during the 13th to 15th centuries. At one stage when the nave and aisles were rebuilt, it was only the N. W. Tower that remained standing of the earlier church. Sadly however, it was rebuilt in 1832 to match the style of the S.W. Tower.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1502 5793 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TOWER (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1832 AD)
Full description
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The North West Tower was a remarkable survival of Lanfranc's Church, considering all the demolition and rebuilding that had happened to the Cathdral during the 13th to 15th centuries. At one stage when the nave and aisles were rebuilt, it was only the N. W. Tower that remained standing of the earlier church. Sadly however, it was rebuilt in 1832 to match the style of the S.W. Tower.
John Newman, 1969, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent (Monograph). SKE7874.
Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T., 1997, Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture (Monograph). SKE29723.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T.. 1997. Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture. |
| --- | Monograph: John Newman. 1969. The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent. |
