11°CShrine of St Augustine, RamsgateTheologian and philosopher
St. Augustine's Church, St. Augustine's Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9NY
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Shrine of St Augustine. Constructed between 1845 and 1852, St Augustine’s church was designed by Augustus Pugin, architect of the Houses of Parliament and ‘Big Ben’.
About Shrine of St Augustine, Ramsgate
The church is in the gothic style and follows Pugin’s ‘true principles of Christian architecture’. He called this his ‘ideal church’ and he is buried within. As of 2012, it is the official shrine to St Augustine, housing a reliquary containing a fragment of the saint’s bones.
Nearest Transport
Queen Street/Elms Avenue Car Parkless than half a mile away
Addington Street On-Street Parkinga few hundred meters away
Community By Shell Recharge Charging Stationunder a mile away
Ramsgate Stationunder a mile away
LOOP - Cannonbury Roada few hundred meters away
Nearest Facilities
Screaming Alley Public Toiletsless than a hundred meters away
