RochesterCathedral

WELCOME TO

ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL

KENT, ENGLAND

PAUL SCOTT

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Plan

PLAN

 

The route we shall take in exploring Rochester Cathedral is as follows. You can access a listed feature directly by tapping / clicking on one of the following links.

Exterior 1–25

Nave 26–55

Lady Chapel 56–63

South Transept 64–75

North Transept 76–80

North Quire Aisle 81–88

North Quire Transept 89–98

South Quire Transept 99–102

Quire 103–109

Sanctuary 110–117

Crypt 118–119

Cloister Garden 121–122

 

A brief comment and link to the history of the Cathedral is given below. However, if you want to begin your tour of the Cathedral immediately, tap / click on START .

 

 

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HISTORY

[Wikipedia]

Rochester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an English church of Norman architecture in Rochester, Kent. The church is the cathedral of the Diocese of Rochester in the Church of England and the seat (cathedra) of the Bishop of Rochester, the second oldest bishopric in England after that of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The edifice is a Grade I listed building.

The Wikipedia history of Rochester is rather too long to include here, but it can be accessed using the link below.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Cathedral

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