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Going To Service By The Dark Entry : Colonial and Indian Visitors at Canterbury

Going To Service By The "Dark Entry": Colonial and Indian Visitors at Canterbury, 1886. A large party of Colonists and Indians connected with the Colinderies visited Canterbury [in Kent] on July 30th'. Colinderies was an acronym for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, organised under the patronage of the Prince of Wales, at South Kensington in 1886. The Dark Entry is passage which runs beneath the building known as the Prior's Lodging, joining the Green Court and the cathedral buildings. It is said to be haunted. From "The Graphic", 7 August 1886

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The Visitors Being Introduced To The Dean: Colonial and Indian Visitors at Canterbury, 1886

The Visitors Being Introduced To The Dean: Colonial and Indian Visitors at Canterbury, 1886. A large party of Colonists and Indians connected with the Colinderies visited Canterbury [in Kent] on July 30th'. Colinderies was an acronym for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, organised under the patronage of the Prince of Wales, at South Kensington in 1886. Here they are recieved by the Archbishop at Christchurch Gate, the principal entrance to the cathedral. The gateway was built between 1504 and 1521. From "The Graphic", 7 August 1886

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