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Rochester Cathedral 12 of 18

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15 Nov 2009   |   

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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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