The north-west curtain wall of Rochester Castle forms a bastion, or projection, at the point where the medieval Rochester Bridge crossed the Medway. An excavation in 2017 revealed the watergate in the west face of the bastion for the first time in decades.
Read MorePaul Oldham, Senior Warden Rochester Bridge Trust, tells the story of the first bridge at Rochester built by the Romans and maintained for over 1000 years until its eventual destruction and replacement by the late-medieval bridge.
Read MoreRochester Cathedral
The Chapter Office
Garth House, The Precinct
Rochester
Kent, ME1 1SX
Telephone 01634 843366
Email info@rochestercathedral.org
Registered Charity Number 1206900
Cathedral opening hours 10am - 4pm Monday to Saturday 1pm - 3pm Sunday
