MRP: Canterbury
City of Canterbury
Canterbury, William Somner, 2nd edn., 1703
South view of City of Canterbury, Edward Hasted, 1801
North view of Westgate, Edward Hasted, 1801
St. Georges Gate, Edward Hasted, 1801
Tour of East Kent. William Gostling, 1779
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Gostling, William, Walk in and about Canterbury, 3rd edn. (Canterbury, 1779)
- "a book of pleasurable reading for travellers" (Hasted, 1801:viii)
Hasted, Edward, The history of the ancient and metropolitical city of Canterbury, civil and ecclesiastical; of the Cathedral and Priory of Christ-Church, and of the archbishopic : with the lives of the several archbishops archdeacons, and dignitaries of that church : collected from Public records and other authorities, and illustrated with maps, views, and other engravings (London, 1801)
- Contents page 1
- Contents pages 2 & 3
- 'Ch. 19: Account of the silk and other manufactures', pp. 91-97
- 'Ch. 20: Of the hop trade and other plantations', p.98
- 'Ch. 32: Account of the river Stour', pp. 135-138
- 'Ch. 34: Of the mills on the river', pp. 143-146
Somner, William, The Antiquities of Canterbury; or a Survey of that ancient Citie, with the Suburbs and Cathedral (London, 1640)
Somner, William, with additions by Nicholas Batteley, The antiquities of Canterbury: In two parts. The first part. The antiquities of Canterbury; or a survey of that ancient city, with the suburbs and cathedral, &c, 2nd edn. (London, 1703)
- Enlarged Edition of Somner, 1703, Battely - Mr. Nicholas Battely, vicar of Beaksbourn, reprinted in 1703, with some addtions by Mr. Somner, designed for a second edition, some others of his own and a supplement which brought it to a folio
- Wikipedia profile of William Somner (1598-1669)
- Shaw, David. J., 'Books in Canterbury Cathedral Library owned by William Somner', online resource
Image credits
Gostling, William, Walk in and about Canterbury, 3rd edn. (Canterbury, 1779), plate of 'A chart of the places mentioned in a Tour of East Kent', opp. p. 310. Book and image are out of copyright
Hasted, Edward, The history of the ancient and metropolitical city of Canterbury, civil and ecclesiastical; of the Cathedral and Priory of Christ-Church, and of the archbishopic : with the lives of the several archbishops archdeacons, and dignitaries of that church : collected from Public records and other authorities, and illustrated with maps, views, and other engravings (London, 1801), plate of 'South View of the City of Canterbury', opp. title page; plate of 'North View of Westgate', opp. p. 77; plate of 'St. Georges Gate', after p. 547. Book and image are out of copyright
Somner, William, with additions by Nicholas Batteley, The antiquities of Canterbury: In two parts. The first part. The antiquities of Canterbury; or a survey of that ancient city, with the suburbs and cathedral, &c, 2nd edn. (London, 1703), plate of prospect of Canterbury, opp. title page. Book and image are out of copyright
