Below is a small collection of photographs showing some places of historical interest in Kent.  Photographs that depict specific places within parishes, towns and villages throughout Kent have been added to the photograph page for that parish, which can be viewed by first going to the applicable parish and then clicking on the photographs link near the top of the page.  Click on the "Parishes" link in the navigation menu at left to reach an index to the parishes.

We are also looking for photographs of Parish Churches, so if you have any you care to donate please email the site Administrator.  Please ensure you have written copyright permission.

St. Augustine's Cross

There are 2 plaques in the ground in front of the cross as can be seen in the photograph on the left, above.  One is in Latin, the other is an English translation.  Below, is the English translation.

St. Augustine of Canterbury was born in Rome and became the first archbishop of Canterbury.  Pope Gregory I., sent him to England from the monastery of St. Andrew in Rome to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.  When Augustine and his company of monks reached Aix-en-Provence, they were so terrified by reports of the savage islanders that Augustine returned to Rome for permission to give up the attempt, but Gregory refused.  A favourable circumstance, which they were unaware of, was that Bertha, the wife of Ethelbert, the Saxon king of Kent, was a Christian.  Augustine landed at Thanet in Kent in 597.  The Cross is reputed to mark the landing point).  There, Ethelbert received the embassy, listened patiently to Augustine's sermon, and promised the monks shelter and protection at Canterbury, where a residence was assigned to them.  On June 2, 597, Ethelbert was baptized, and thereafter the new faith spread rapidly among the Anglo-Saxons.  Augustine was made a bishop and given authority over all future English bishops.  In about 603 he tried, unsuccessfully, to achieve uniformity in liturgy and practices between the Celtic and Roman Churches.