Rochester Cathedral, Part 12 of 18 - the joys of art
I will have limited, if any, internet access for a few
days, as we are travelling to UK for hospital appointments. I
will catch up with your comments and entries once things have returned
to normal.
King Ethelbert founded the
Cathedral in 604A.D. and Justus became the Bishop of Rochester. Over
the years the building has been added to, partially rebuilt, partially
destroyed again and rebuilt, partially burned down and rebuilt and
acquired different reputations both good and bad, until in 1880 the
cathedral was restored to its present appearance.
In 1889, the foundations of the original Cathedral were uncovered under the west end. The length was about 14 metres (46' 6") and the width was about 8.8 metres (29' 6") with foundations about 1.5m (5 feet) deep. The walls, or what was left of them, were made with stone and Roman brick and were 70 cms (2ft 4inches) thick.
There is more detail about the cathedral and everthing in it on this excellent site
here and a brief Wiki history
here
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