St Dunstan's Church, Canterbury

Right off the bat this place looks 100% Church.
Nice location, good spire. Does the job perfectly.
Also really like the fact that they often employ homeless humans to act as security at night, who actually sleep IN the graveyard, so good to know that the Lord's house would be well guarded in the case of a holy war.
Jah Bless.

I went in there looking for a priest for my friend to figure out if they have any attachment to them, not specifically for the spiritual reason, but then realised it was LGBTQ+ inclusive so we felt instantly accepted and went inside to find no priest, but instead were faced with instant tranquility. Me and my friend sat in the pews for a bit just to take it in, and we just sat there for the next hour or so and didn’t want to leave. I’ve identified with Christian before, but suppressed that due to not feeling like I fitted in and bad experiences with other Christians because I was queer, but it came back then. I don’t quite know if it made me Christian fully, but definitely made me and my friend changed people and me and my friend are definitely returning. Would recommend to all, even if you’re not Christian.

Quiet and pretty old little church close to the city center. Thomas More's head is stored under the stone floor next to the altar. One cannot view it, but knowing it is there gives this church a very special significance.

Large hall space but cold even tho.3 rads.

Beautiful church and lovely history, incredible service on Sunday. Very respectful and welcoming to everyone. Me and my daughter love messy church on the 1st Sunday of every month which is amazing. Thankyou every member of the church for making us feel so welcome! :)

While living in London ...Dad was assigned to the US Embassy, a cousin and I dud a trip to Canterbury for a project she was working on. While there we visited St Dunstan's Church and discovered it was where Thomas Moore's head rested in the Roper family vault. A more personal historical date..on one of the markers I found someone who sadly passed away on my birthday...it was an odd feeling

My trip
To Canterbury was eventful. The first thing I
Noticed In the city was the quiet and serenity. It is a big city yet so small
You could walk every corner of the town. I
Am Sure going
Back. ❤️

The head of Thomas More, Chancellor to Henry VIII and beheaded by him, is buried in the Roper family vault under the chapel of St. Nicholas. More's head was displayed on a pike on Tower Bridge. Margaret Roper, More's daughter, bribed the man who was to throw the head into the River Thames to give it to her instead. The church became a destination for pilgrims, particularly after Thomas More was made a saint in 1935.

The 16th century Roper Gate, with superb decorative Tudor brickwork, on the opposite side of St. Dunstan’s Street from the Church is all that now remains of Place House, the home of Margaret Roper. If you read the novel Wolf Hall or watch the TV series based in it, you will find Margaret (Meg) vividly brought to life - she was one of the first English female writers and translators.

Interestingly, Jane Austen, who spent a lot of time at Godmersham near Canterbury, was an an 8th-great-granddaughter of Thomas More and she was also related to the poet John Donne.