Gardens · South East England
Memorial to Christopher Marlowe
In or near Canterbury.
Memorial to Christopher Marlowe — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Gary Rogers — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury East · 0.2 km
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Memorial to Christopher Marlowe, the nearest railway station is Canterbury East, located just 0.2 km away. Entry is paid, and the site is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is CT1 2QS.
About
Memorial to Christopher Marlowe is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Summary from the official site
Canterbury Roman Museum offers a glimpse into life in Roman Britain, showcasing the remains of an original Roman Town House and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Visitors can explore a unique collection, including one of the UK's few remaining in situ Roman pavement mosaics.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Marlowe Memorial is a statue and four statuettes erected in memory of the playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe in 1891 in Canterbury, England. The memorial was commissioned by a Marlowe Memorial Committee, and comprises a bronze statue, The Muse of Poetry sculpted by Edward Onslow Ford, standing on a plinth decorated with statuettes of actors playing Marlowe roles. The statue is now situated outside the city's Marlowe Theatre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2756, 1.0783
- County
- Kent
- District
- Canterbury
- Parish
- Canterbury, unparished area
- Postcode
- CT1 2QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Canterbury
- Phone
- 01227 785575
- Established
- 1891
- Nearest railway station
- Canterbury East — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Monday to Sunday: 10.00am to 5.00pm; last admission 4:30pm
- Official site
- canterburymuseums.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26370483 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Marlowe Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Memorial to Christopher Marlowe?
- Memorial to Christopher Marlowe is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT1 2QS), in the parish of Canterbury, unparished area.
- What is Memorial to Christopher Marlowe?
- Memorial to Christopher Marlowe — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Memorial to Christopher Marlowe?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury East, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT1 2QS.
- When was Memorial to Christopher Marlowe built?
- Built or established in 1891.
- Is Memorial to Christopher Marlowe a protected site?
- Yes — Memorial to Christopher Marlowe is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Memorial to Christopher Marlowe?
- The nearest railway station is Canterbury East, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT1 2QS.