The exceptionally rich architecture of eastern Kent is covered by this
fully revised, updated, and expanded edition of John Newman's classic
survey, first published in 1969. This city of Canterbury is the county's
greatest treasure, and its glorious cathedral is the first mature
example of Gothic architecture in England. The influence of Canterbury
appears also in the remains of St Augustine's 17th-century mission
churches, and in sophisticated Norman carved work at churches such as
Barfrestone. Kent is also a maritime county, and its coastal towns are
excitingly diverse: the royal stronghold of Dover with its mighty
medieval castle; the medieval port of Sandwich; and resorts large and
small, from genteel Folkestone to lively Margate, with its bold new art
gallery.