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ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH (SOUTH SIDE).

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THE CHURCH OF
ST. MARTIN
CANTERBURY

AN ILLUSTRATED ACCOUNT OF ITS HISTORY AND FABRIC

BY THE

REV. C. F. ROUTLEDGE, M.A., F.S.A.

HON. CANON OF CANTERBURY

LONDON GEORGE BELL & SONS 1898

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W. H. WHITE AND CO. LTD.
RIVERSIDE PRESS, EDINBURGH

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PREFACE

The associations connected with St. Martin's Church are manifold, and ofuniversal interest. During recent explorations so much fresh matter hasbeen brought to light that it has become almost necessary to re-writethe structural description of the building, and to re-consider the dateof its foundation. We have endeavoured to lay before our readers a plainsummary of the discoveries that have been made, and to elucidate them,as far as possible, from the pages of history—for (in the words of asound antiquary) "It is every day more true that people want historyin guide-books. The tourist is a much better informed person than heused to be, and desires to be still more so."

Charles F. Routledge.

Canterbury, May 1898.

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