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            The Postcard

A postally unused postcard that was published by Saunders of 50, St. Peters Street Canterbury. The card has a divided back.

Canterbury

Canterbury is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.

The city has been occupied since Paleolithic times, and served as the capital of the Celtic Cantiaci and Jute Kingdom of Kent. 

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of St. Augustine, who served as the apostle to the pagan Kingdom of Kent around the turn of the 7th. century.

The city's cathedral became a major focus of pilgrimage following the 1170 martyrdom of Thomas Becket, although it had already been a well-trodden pilgrim destination since the murder of St. Alphege by the men of King Canute in 1012. 

A journey of pilgrims to Becket's shrine served as the frame for Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th.-century classic The Canterbury Tales.

Canterbury is a popular tourist destination: consistently one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom, the city's economy is heavily reliant upon tourism. 

Many historical structures fill the area, including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th. century, the ruins of St. Augustine's Abbey, the Norman Canterbury Castle, and the oldest extant school in the world, the King's School. 

Modern additions include the Marlowe Theatre and Kent County Cricket Club's St Lawrence Ground.

Canterbury has a substantial student population, and one of the highest ratios of students to permanent residents in the UK. Nevertheless, the city remains relatively small when compared to other British cities.

Canterbury in WWII

Canterbury was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe in 1942 during the ‘Baedeker raids’ of the Second World War; these were air raids deliberately aimed at some of the most historic British cities, chosen from the Baedeker guide books, and were an attempt by the Germans to lower British morale. 

The cathedral suffered relatively minor damage, but the bombs destroyed a great deal of the city itself. 

However, one result of the damage was that much of Canterbury’s Roman foundations were discovered during reconstruction work, and much more is now known about the city’s earliest years.

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