Westgate Towers
CanterburyEngland's largest surviving city gate, built around 1380, now a museum of its prison past.
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On the map
St Peter's Place, Canterbury, CT1 2BX
Quick facts
The present towers were built around 1379–1380 and replaced Canterbury's Roman west gate.
It is described as the largest surviving city gate in England.
Canterbury used it as its prison for roughly four centuries, and its museum now tells that story.
Address
St Peter's Place, Canterbury, CT1 2BX
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