John Speed's atlas, 1676

John Speed's atlas, 1676

Library volunteer Myra Amor introduces John Speed and his Theatre of the empire of Great-Britain and A prospect of the most famous parts of the World published in 1676.

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Lieutenant-Colonel John Graham Dooner and Captain Edwin Claud Toke Dooner

The Dooner Memorial is situated on the south wall of the Lady Chapel.

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Captain J. S. Dick RN and the officers and men of HMS Vanguard (d. 1917)

Captain J. S. Dick RN and the officers and men of HMS Vanguard (d. 1917)

A window in the North Nave Aisle commemorates the casualties of HMS Vanguard during an accidental explosion at Scapa Flow in 1917.

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Ship bell of HMS Kent, 1903

Ship bell of HMS Kent, 1903

The ship's bell of HMS Kent is located in the South Quire Aisle accompanied by a painted wooden plaque of the White Horse of Kent.

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Ship bell of HMS Rochester, 1932

Ship bell of HMS Rochester, 1932

The bell of HMS Rochester hangs in the North Quire Transept.

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King family memorials 1859-

King family memorials 1859-

A series of six exceptional stained glass windows by Clayton & Bell in the North Nave Transept are dedicated to Walker King, Archdeacon of Rochester from 1827 to 1859.

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Colonel Richard Home (1837-1879)

Colonel Richard Home (1837-1879)

A window in the Presbytery is dedicated to Colonel Richard Home, leader of the Ashanti Expedition 1873-74 in what is now southern Ghana.

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Brigadier General H. S. Langhorne, CB, CMG (d. 1932)

Brigadier General H. S. Langhorne, CB, CMG (d. 1932)

Memorial to Brigadier General H. S. Langhorne, CB, CMG. is commemorated by a memorial on the north wall of the Lady Chapel.

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Major General Joseph Oates Travers

Major General Joseph Oates Travers

Major General Joseph Oates Travers is commemorated by a memorial in the North Quire Aisle.

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Raymonde Morris, RAF (1920-1940)

Raymonde Morris, RAF (1920-1940)

Raymonde Morris, RAF is commemorated by a memorial on the north wall of the Lady Chapel. Morris was serving as an air-gunner in a Blenheim bomber over France when he was shot down, within a month of his twentieth birthday.

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Major Samuel Anderson, CMG, RE (1839-1881)

Major Samuel Anderson, CMG, RE (1839-1881)

Major S.Anderson C.M.G.,R.E. is commemorated by a stained glass window and mural tablet on the south wall of the South Quire Transept.

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Private Cecil Fearnley (d. 1915)

Private Cecil Fearnley (d. 1915)

Private Cecil Fearnley is commemorated by a memorial and stained glass window in the South Quire Aisle.

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Jelf family memorials, 1915-1960

Jelf family memorials, 1915-1960

Close to the memorial window to Canon G. C. Jelf, DD, canon of Rochester Cathedral, are memorials to five members of his family, three sons and two grandsons, all of whom served this country either in the Colonial Civil Service or in the armed forces of the Crown.

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Major Montague Lambert, RE (1838-1880)

Major Montague Lambert, RE (1838-1880)

Major Montague Lambert, RE is commemorated by a memorial in the North Quire Aisle.

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General John Archibald Ballard, CB, LL, DO, RE, (1829-1880)

General John Archibald Ballard, CB, LL, DO, RE, (1829-1880)

The memorial window to General Ballard is situated above the altar in the St.Peter Chapel.

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Colonel Ronald Charles Maxwell, CB, RE (1852-1924)

Colonel Ronald Charles Maxwell, CB, RE (1852-1924)

Colonel Ronald Charles Maxwell is commemorated by a stained glass window in the South Quire Transept.

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