Hermaphrodite -- Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, UK
N 51° 16.808 E 001° 04.867
31U E 366170 N 5682726
A surprising figure greets sharp-eyed visitors to the Canterbury cathedral before stepping onto the Cathedral Precincts
Waymark Code: WMT4GH
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/24/2016
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Mama Blaster had heard of the Christ Church Hermaphrodite, and was on the lookout for it.
The Hermaphrodite is located at the point of the interior arch over the public (not clergy) entry through the Christ Church gate, under the large carving of the Tudor Rose, well hidden in intertwined foliage.
From the Canterbury cathedral website: (
visit link)
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What to see
The gate today constructed with a stone four centred arch and two stone faced brick stories above, surmounted by two octagonal towers , all decorated with blind perpendicular tracery (Image 3).
Arms of Tudor Dynasty including (centre) the royal arms supported by the Welsh Dragon and the white greyhound of Henry VII's father Edmund Tudor, (left) the Prince of Wales outside the Beaufort portcullis and (right) Spanish history in the arms of Catherine of Aragon (red and yellow of Aragon, castle of Castille, lions of Laon, eagles of Sicily and the pomegranate of Grenada) outside the Tudor rose (Image 4).
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A hermaphrodite, difficult to spot and possibly a mason having some fun! (Image7).