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Ford Palace
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Ford Palace was a residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury at Ford, about 6.6 miles north-east of Canterbury and 2.6 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in the parish of Hoath in the county of Kent in so
Part of the ruins of Ford Palace in 1775
Part of the ruins of Ford Palace in 1775
Viewed from the west, this oast house straddles the site of Ford Palace. Roman coins were found during its construction.
Viewed from the west, this oast house straddles the site of Ford Palace. Roman coins were found during its construction.
St Mary's Church, Reculver
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St Mary's Church, Reculver, was founded in the 7th century as either a minster or a monastery on the site of Regulbium, the Roman fort at Reculver, which was then at the north-eastern extremity of Ken
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…and Reculver, and was included in the estate centred on Reculver that was given by King Ecgberht of Kent to Bassa the mass-priest for the foundation of St Mary's Church, Reculver, in 669. Ford was also included in the Reculver estate when King Eadred gave it to Archbishop Oda of Canterbury in 949. In 1800 the historian Edward…
Watercolour of St Mary's Church in 1755, viewed from the north-east
Watercolour of St Mary's Church in 1755, viewed from the north-east
The ruined church today
The ruined church today
King Hlothhere of Kent grants land to Abbot Berhtwald and his monastery at Reculver in 679, in the earliest surviving original Anglo-Saxon charter.
King Hlothhere of Kent grants land to Abbot Berhtwald and his monastery at Reculver in 679, in the earliest surviving original Anglo-Saxon charter.
Interior of the ruined church, looking eastwards from an elevated gallery between the towers in 2015. A curved strip of concrete towards the top of th
Interior of the ruined church, looking eastwards from an elevated gallery between the towers in 2015. A curved strip of concrete towards the top of the image marks the line of the apse, and two circles of concrete represent foundations for the columns of the triple chancel arch. To the right of these is the southern porticus, where King Eadberht II of Kent was buried in the 760s. Parched grass in the central, nave area indicates the underlying presence of original, concrete flooring.