Rochester Cathedral
The Chapter Office
Garth House, The Precinct
Rochester
Kent, ME1 1SX
Telephone 01634 843366
Email info@rochestercathedral.org
Registered Charity Number 1206900
Cathedral Visiting House 10:00 -16:00 Monday to Saturday 13:00 - 15:00 Sunday
Rochester Cathedral has one of the finest collections of ledger stones in the country. Ledgers are horizontal gravestones sitting atop brick burial vaults containing the remains of wealthy, prominent and influential individuals, couples and families from the cathedral community. They mostly date from the 17th to the 19th centuries and some of the vaults were used over several generations.
A ground-penetrating radar survey was conducted inside the cathedral in 2018, confirming that most of the ledgers remained in place over their burial vaults.
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