The fragments in this beautiful volume have been rebound and were presented to the Cathedral in 1921 as there are references to early Bishops and saints of Rochester Paulinus and Ithamar, as well as Bishop Romanus.
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 MoreIeva Stradina’s in-depth conservation report of one of five Somer family heralds reveals the story behind a tomb destroyed around the time of the English Civil War.
Read MoreShips are of the few types of graffiti for which we have contemporary written records, detailing a colourful devotional ritual to St Nicholas, the patron saint of those in peril on the sea.
Read MoreUnlike most monastic establishments where the cloister (‘enclosed'/’seperate’ - the monastic part of the medieval Cathedral Precinct) ranges are to the south of the nave the cloister at Rochester is situated to the south of the presbytery and quire.
Read MoreDr Jayne Wackett explores the tiny fifteenth-century Book of Hours.
Read MoreRochester Cathedral features twelve intact medieval coffin-tombs spaced around the east end of the building in proximity to the high altar. They were the final resting place of bishops of priors.
Read MoreThe monks of Saint Andrew’s Priory were buried to the east of the Cathedral, beneath the site of the Old Deanery and Cathedral car park. Excavations during works over the past 30 years have revealed many skeletal remains from the area.
Read MoreArchaeological investigations of the fifteenth-century Deanery Gate to the north of the Cathedral were conducted during the conversion of Deanery Gate House from office use into three flats in 2007-8.
Read MoreDr John Physick studies the medieval brasses in the floor of the North Quire Aisle and the ledger stones throughout the nave.
Read MoreDavid Cleggett tells the story of ecclesiastical vestments as told through some of the exceptional items in the Cathedral collections.
Read MoreThe Rev. Edward Hawkins, Canon of Rochester Cathedral, records some of the tombs and inscriptions around the Cathedral that had already disappeared by his time of writing.
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