The site of both St Andrews' churches in the Parade; the original site in the middle of the road in the foreground, and its subsequent site between Freespirit and the Nat West bank (marked by the cashpoint machines).

St Andrew's church certainly dated back to Norman times, as it was exchanged by William the Conqueror for land owned by St Augustine's, on which to build another castle. The original church stood in the middle of the road now called the Parade.

St Andrew's witnessed an uprising in 1647, when the Parliamentary mayor and armed men were based outside to enforce the banning of Christmas and ordering the shops to open. After the mayor's men wounded a passer-by, Royalist supporters rose up, forcing the mayor to flee for his life. Parliament did not regain control of Kent until the Battle of Maidstone in June 1648.

Before street lighting was introduced in 1787, Canterbury was rife with robbers and footpads at night. Sixteen men were on duty at St Andrew's door between 10pm and 4am, this watch being maintained for 100 years.

In 1763, St Andrew's was demolished, fabric from the building being reused in the first Methodist church, the 'Pepper-Box', built in King Street in 1764.

Central Canterbury, c.1520 (Canterbury Archaeological Trust)	St Andrew's, 1954 (Kentish Gazette)