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The Canterbury Heritage Museum
Poor Priest's Hospital, Stour Street, Canterbury
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The building above is the thirteenth Century Poor Priests Hospital. It has been turned into the Heritage Museum and houses a `time walk' through Canterbury life from the building of the Roman Town; the murder of Thomas Becket; the original steam locomotive used on the Canterbury to Whitstable railway; and Rupert Bear, whose creator, Mary Tourtell lived in Canterbury.

Explore Canterbury's Roman heritage or return to Local Area page