Canterbury. There has been an operating public house on this site for over 500 years. A coaching inn called the Black Boy was in business from the 1600s to 1908. The building is believed to be built on Roman remains as there are Roman flint pieces found in the cellar. There were also a series of tunnels that connected to nearby Canterbury Cathedral which were reputedly used by monks as an escape route. During the Middle Ages the area around the pub was known as the Bull stake, where bulls were tethered to a stake and baited by dogs before being led around the corner to Butcher Street. In the 17th century the square in front of the pub featured a timber framed market that traded butter (hence the name), complete with a theatre and storerooms. In 1891 a memorial to the playwright Christopher Marlowe was erected, which still dominates the square. It is a popular meeting place ( where we started our walking tour of Canterbury). A cozy 2 room Nicholson's pub serviced by a small bars, it was nice to find Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter on tap to enjoy before our walking tour.