Old Palace

The Old Palace, also referred to as the Archbishop's Palace, is a historic building situated within the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral. It is the main residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury when in Canterbury.

Built within the grounds of the Cathedral, probably by Lanfranc in the 11th century, the Old Palace was the residence of the Archbishop when he visited Canterbury. The palace was rebuilt between 1193 and 1228. The Great Hall, the second largest medieval Great Hall in Britain after Westminster Hall, was constructed c1200-1220 by Archbishops Hubert Walter and Stephen Langton and demolished in the 1650s. In 1982, a large trench was excavated on the site of the Great Hall.

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