Watching over you

The bronze figure of Christ above the Cathedral gate at Canterbury is quite a sight. Its bulging eyes have encouraged the formation of watermarks which look like real pupils so wherever you stand in front of the gate it looks like you are being scrutinised. Maybe you are! The kids were seriously spooked by it! It was installed in 1991 to replace a figure of Christ destroyed in 1642 by Parliamentarians who used the figure for target practice. These days, this is where you pay to enter the Cathedral precincts - you could say that it is a glorified ticket office.