John Storrs was Dean of Rochester Storrs from 1913 until his death in 1928. His cope is one of the most intricate items in the vestments collection, and is still worn by the Dean for some special services.
Read MoreThe most exceptional historic embroidery in the Cathedral collections, this item was probably a dalmatic; a vestment used by a Deacon. It dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries is the oldest vestment in the Cathedral collections by centuries.
Read MoreRecording the responsibilities of the tailors.
Read MoreThe festal frontal designed by Reverend Ernest Geldart around the turn of the twentieth century is the finest altar frontal in the Cathedral collections today. Its restoration by the Rochester Cathedral Guild of Embroiderers required around 3,000 hours over 10 years.
Read MorePresented by Lord Northbourne in 1913 in memory of Dean Ernald Lane, the brother of Lady Northbourne, the Northbourne Funeral Pall is the finest pall in the Cathedral collections. It was recently used during the period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.
Read MoreIn 1991 over 120 people stitched squares as a celebration of the theme LIFE, some in memory of a particular individual, others were offered more generally on behalf of all those infected with, or affected by, the HIV/AIDS virus.
Read MoreDavid Cleggett tells the story of ecclesiastical vestments as told through some of the exceptional items in the Cathedral collections.
Read MoreMichael Moad explores the 17th-century military equipment that have been exhibited at both the Cathedral and Rochester’s Guildhall Museum for many years.
Read MoreThe collection of military colours and standards have hung in the North Quire Aisle for much of the last century. The Royal Marines Turning of the Page ceremony takes place at the Books of Memory in the North Quire Aisle each week.
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