Also available in French, German, Mandarin and Spanish. Also see our Family and Reflective Tours.

Descriptions are provided in this tour for Visually Imparied Persons. To listen without descriptions see our general Audio Tour.

Introduction and welcome from Jools Holland. The Rochester Cathedral Audio Tour was produced in 2009.

Each section is numbered according to the glass panels placed around the building.

This tour is also available as a Transcript

0. Welcome and Instructions
1. Introduction and West End or Front
1a. General symbolism of the architecture
1b. West Façade and Saxon Cathedral
2. Features of the Nave
2a. Graffiti Traces
2b. The Symbolism of the Nave
2c. The Font
3. The Crossing or Pulpitum
3a. Foundation of the Cathedral
3b. Other Symbolism and Green Men
4. Features of North Transept
4a. Fresco as icon and prayer focus
5. Pilgrim Steps
5a. More on William of Perth
5b. Military Memorials
6. North Quire Transept
6a. Prayer
6b. Oratory
6c. Gundulf's Door
7. Quire
7a. Quire decoration
7b. Organ
7c. Wheel of Fortune
8. Presbytery and Sanctuary
8a. Architecture and other features
8b. Prayer
9. South Quire Transept
9a. Charles Dickens
10. South Quire Aisle
11. Crypt
11a. Ithamar Chapel wall and ceiling decoration
11b. Prayer
12. Cloister Garth
12a. Doubleday Statue
12b. Textus Roffensis
13. South Transept and Lady Chapel
13a. Stained glass and tapestries
13b. Conclusion