Index of fabric records, 1540-1984
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An index of maintenance, repair, alteration, restoration, decoration, furnishing and survey of the fabric by Diana Holbrooke (1994).
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The cellarers range, c.1114
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Philip McAleer studies the west range of the cloisters, thought to have been the cellerers range where food and drink for the priory was stored in cool, sunken vaults.
Read MoreOrder in the quire, 18th century
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David A. H. Cleggett investigates the changes to the furnishngs of the quire over the 18th century.
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Lord Northbourne's Funeral Pall and chest, c. 1913
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Presented 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.
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Henry VIII and Rochester Cathedral
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David A. H. Cleggett reviews the period when the Cathedral priory buildings were appropriated and served as a residence of King Henry VIII.
Read MoreBrass casements and ledger stones
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Dr John Physick studies the medieval brasses in the floor of the North Quire Aisle and the ledger stones throughout the nave.
Read MoreMusical repertoire
/Barry Ferguson reviews the repertoire of the musicians of Rochester Cathedral.
Read MoreHistoric doors
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Dr. Jane Geddes explores some of the historic doors of Rochester Cathedral.
Read MoreCathedral Organs, 1185-1989
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Paul Hale studies the history of organs at Rochester Cathedral leading to the exceptional organ over the pulpitum taking much of its current form in 1875.
Read MoreCathedral organists, 1560-1977
/Paul Hale lists the Cathedral organists from the sixteenth century. Featured in a publication by The Friends of Rochester Cathedral.
Read MoreChamber organs
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Paul Hale discusses the two small organs in the Nave since 1959. Featured in a publication by The Friends of Rochester Cathedral.
Read MoreVestments and textiles, 15th-20th century
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David Cleggett tells the story of ecclesiastical vestments as told through some of the exceptional items in the Cathedral collections.
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Ringerike gravestone fragment, c.1015
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Mary Covert discovers the exceptional Ringerike gravestone fragment reused as rubble in the south tower of the west facade, a rare survical from the pre-Conquest Cathedral cemetery when Rochester sat poised on the edge of the vast Danelaw.
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