Portrait prints, 17th-20th century

Portrait prints, 17th-20th century

The Chapter Library and Cathedral collections features a number of painted and printed portraits of former bishops, deans and Cathedral clergy.

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Early photographs, 19th-20th century

Early photographs, 19th-20th century

The Cathedral architecture has featured in photographs since the mid-19th century, opening fascinating windows onto previous forms and arrangements of the building and Precinct.

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Archive reports, 1985-2019

Archive reports, 1985-2019

The care, conservation and investigation of Rochester Cathedral has been a project spanning decades. Follow links below to archive reports available on the Cathedral website, where available.

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Investments in the South Sea Company by the Dean & Chapter of Rochester Cathedral, 1715-1720

Investments in the South Sea Company by the Dean & Chapter of Rochester Cathedral, 1715-1720

The archives of the Dean & Chapter include a collection of early 18th-century stock and dividend receipts and accounts evidencing an extensive financial legacy from investments in two of the largest slave-trading companies in history.

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Baptisms, marriages and burial registers

Baptisms, marriages and burial registers

Facsimile and transcriptions of the baptism, marriage and burial registers of Rochester Cathedral.

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Archaeologia Cantiana

Archaeologia Cantiana

Rochester Cathedral has featured in dozens of articles in the county archaeological journal Archaeologia Cantiana, now available on the Kent Archaeological Society website.

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Black Boy Alley, Rochester

Black Boy Alley, Rochester

‘Black Boy’ can be found in the names of many UK pubs, roads and pathways. Rochester’s Black Boy Alley has an origin back in the years after the English Civil War.

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