~ THE STAR INN ~

ST. DUNSTAN'S STREET, CANTERBURY

A drawing from Felix Summerly's Handbook 1843 of the Old Star Inn

"The Star, in the suburb of St. Dunstan, on the way from the railway station to the centre of the city, was a hostel for pilgrims who arrived after the shutting of the gates at night-fall." The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, Vol. I. 1872

StarYard is behind the hotel

October 23, 1800 - "death" at Canterbury aged 57, Mrs. Pearson, wife of Mr. William Pearson of the Star Inn. (Historical Chronicle)

---