Westgate Hall
Westgate Hall is a hundred-year-old drill hall and community space in a Conservation area of Canterbury, Kent, notable for hosting community events. The Hall was threatened with closure or demolition in 2009, but a group of local people fought to save it.Photo: Storye book, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: community hall and dance hall
- Also known as: “Westgate Hall Canterbury” and “Westgate Hall, Canterbury”
- Address: Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, CT1 2BT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canterbury Cathedral and Marlowe Theatre.
Canterbury Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Canterbury Cathedral is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Westgate Hall.
Marlowe Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marlowe Theatre is a 1,200-seat theatre in Canterbury named after playwright Christopher Marlowe, who was born and attended school in the city. It was named a Stage Awards, 2022 UK Theatre of the Year.
Westgate
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
The Westgate is a medieval gatehouse in Canterbury, Kent, England. This 60-foot high western gate of the city wall is the largest surviving city gate in England. Westgate is situated 410 feet west of Westgate Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canterbury and Wincheap.
Canterbury
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canterbury is a cathedral and university city in Kent, in the South East of England. Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and hence the Primus inter pares of the primates of each national church in the Anglican Communion and spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England.
Wincheap
Suburb
Photo: david mills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wincheap is a road and suburb in Canterbury, Kent, England. The road forms part of the A28 road, stretching for around 1 mile from the city wall, close by Canterbury East railway station, to the over-crossing of the A2 and the parish of Thanington.
Harbledown
Village
Photo: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harbledown is a village in the Canterbury district, in Kent, England, immediately west of Canterbury and contiguous with the city. At local government level the village is designated as a separate civil parish, that of Harbledown and Rough Common, which was renamed from Harbledown in 2007.
Westgate Hall
- Category: dance hall
- Location: City of Canterbury, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.28165° or 51° 16′ 54″ northLongitude
1.07751° or 1° 4′ 39″ eastOperator
Canterbury City CouncilOpen location code
9F3373JH+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 31976455OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7988830
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