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The Old Buttermarket, Canterbury brass plaque

Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

The OLD BUTTERMARKET There has been an inn on this site for over 500 years. The original coaching inn, called The Black Boy was here from the 1600s until 1908, the courtyard of which can still be seen today. The building itself is believed to have been built on Roman remains, as Roman flint pieces w

ere found in the cellar. The Old Buttermarket used to be connected to Canterbury Cathedral via a series of tunnels - reputedly used by the monks as an escape route.

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