Gardens and Green Spaces Project
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The Cathedral Gardens Project is specially designed to enhance and improve the gardens and green spaces of the Cathedral Estate to deliver the overall mission of the Cathedral.
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Vinefields and King's Orchard
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The planting of 100 vines by the Cathedral’s Head Gardener, assisted by Simpson Wine Estate, is recreating the medieval vineyard once within the area now known as King’s Orchard.
Read MoreRestoration of the Cloister Gate
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This Grade 1 gateway gave access through the west range of the cloisters, standing opposite what was once the Bishop’s Palace.
Read MoreRochester Cathedral Graffiti survey
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The photographic graffiti survey of graffiti at Rochester Cathedral begun in 2016 has recorded over 7,000 inscriptions from the 12th to the 21st century. This diverse corpus provides insights into the Cathedral, its worshipers and workers over many generations.
Read MoreCathedral lighting project
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Simon Lace, Chapter Clerk and Executive Director reports on the overhaul of the Cathedral lighting.
Read MoreNew Lapidarium
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Jacob Scott reports on the move of the Lapidarium stone fragment collection from its previous siting to a new more suitable space.
Read MoreThe Knot Garden
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The Cathedral has a new knot garden designed and created by Head Gardener Graham Huckstepp.
Read MoreSpire lighting
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The spire was fitted with full-colour LED lighting in early 2020 to acknowledge, commemorate and celebrate national and international events and causes throughout the year.
Read MoreQuire vaulting conservation
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Repairs to the quire vaulting over the summer of 2020 by Paye Stone Ltd under the direction of Cathedral Architect John Bailey of Thomas Ford & Partners have seen the east end of the Cathedral filled with two enormous scaffold towers installed by Alltask.
Read MoreHidden Treasures at Rochester Cathedral: archaeological investigations 2011-2017
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Report by Keevill Heritage LTD on the archaeological surveys, excavations and watching briefs at Rochester Cathedral during the Hidden Treasures Fresh Expressions Project 2011-2017.
Read MoreSouth Presbytery Pinnacle Project
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In 2018, £240,000 was raised to restore the pinnacle on the south side of the Presbytery, in danger of falling onto the Presbytery or the Chapter Library below.
Read MoreHidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions, 2012-2016
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The Hidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions Project 2012-2016 engaged the University of Manchester in the production of a high-quality digital facsimile of Textus, a bespoke exhibition area in the Cathedral crypt, and study and handling copies for the refurbished Chapter Library.
Read MoreAncient Stones, Untold Stories
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Interpretation Manager Annie Harvey reports on new interactive interpretation for the Cathedral's many visitors.
Read MoreOrgan blower project
/1999 saw the beginning of a major project to remove the old organ blower from the crypt and to replace it with a smaller, modern one to be located in the Candlemaker's Room.
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Restoration of the Wheel of Fortune
/We are grateful to David Perry, of The Perry Lithgow Partnership, both for his excellent restorations of this important painting, and for this article.
Read MoreEstablishing the Lapidarium
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Anneliese Arnold writes of the project to move and catalogue the majority of the sculptural fragments scattered around the cloisters and crypt in the early 1990s.
Read MoreDesigning and making the tapestries for the Lady Chapel
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The vibrant tapestries in the Lady Chapel were designed and made by artist Bobbie Cox (1930-2018).
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