Vestments and textiles, 15th-20th century
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David Cleggett tells the story of ecclesiastical vestments as told through some of the exceptional items in the Cathedral collections.
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Ringerike gravestone fragment, c.1015
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Mary Covert discovers the exceptional Ringerike gravestone fragment reused as rubble in the south tower of the west facade, a rare survical from the pre-Conquest Cathedral cemetery when Rochester sat poised on the edge of the vast Danelaw.
Read MoreThe shrine of Saint Paulinus, 11th-14th century
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Anneliese Arnold discusses evidence relating to the shrine of Saint Paulinus at Rochester Cathedral between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries.
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Later monuments, 13th-20th century
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Dr John Physick explores the later medieval and early modern monuments and their sculptors.
Read MoreThe Old Deanery Garden sundail, 1825
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Mr Daniel, formerly of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, discusses a 19th-century sundail from the Old Deanery garden.
Read MoreMilitia equipment, 17th century
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Michael Moad explores the 17th-century military equipment that have been exhibited at both the Cathedral and Rochester’s Guildhall Museum for many years.
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Rochester Cathedral 1066-1137: A Saxo-Norman Synthesis
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Frances Arnold explores the cultural synthesis behind the Cathedral and collections from the Norman Conquest until the major fire of 1137.
Read MoreSome glimpses into the Cathedral in the 19th century
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H.E.C.S. discusses three books in the Chapter Library collection that provide unique glimpses into the life at the Cathedral in the 19th century.
Read MoreMedieval paintings
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David Park discusses the medieval paintings of the Cathedral and their conservation, including the exceptional 13th-century Wheel of Fortune.
Read MoreWhatever happened to Hamo?
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Bernard Wigan considers what became of one of Rochester’s longest-serving bishops, Hamo de Hythe (1319-1352).
Read MoreHow the Victorians looked after Rochester Cathedral, 1825-1894
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A précis of an address to the Friends of Rochester Cathedral Annual Festival, held on 15 June 1974.
Read MoreRochester Choral Society, founded 1873
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A history of the society at the time of their centenary celebrations in 1973.
Read MoreBeast and interlace panel, C8th
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Featuring the hindquarters of a four-legged beast, set beside an interlace panel, this fragment possibly from a tomb is the oldest sculpture yet discovered at the site.
Read MoreThe King's School, Rochester, founded 604 AD
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Headmaster D. R. Vicary explores the long history of The King’s School, Rochester.
Read MoreExcavation in the North Nave Transept
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Dr. C. A. Ralegh Radford reports on an excavation in the North Nave Transept.
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