Chaucer statue, corner of High Street and Best Lane
This fine statue depicts Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340-1400), known by some as the ‘Father of the English Language’, presenting the opening of his most famous work, the Canterbury Tales, to the […]
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Ethelbert and Bertha statues, Lady Wootton’s Green
The Canterbury Commemoration Society gifted statues of King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha to the City of Canterbury in May 2006. The statues were the first project which the Society undertook. […]
CCS Founded
On 12 June 1995 Dr Michael Steed, the eminent political scientist, and Dr Brian Porter, a respected academic on international relations, chatted at a formal University of Kent dinner. They […]