Crib scenes
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What do we actually know – and what does the traditional crib scene often get wrong – about the birth of Jesus of Nazareth?
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Dean Reynolds Hole: King of the Roses
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“He who would have beautiful Roses in his garden must have beautiful Roses in his heart”. So wrote Samuel Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester from 1877 until his death in 1904.
Read MoreQuire vaulting conservation
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Repairs to the quire vaulting over the summer of 2020 by Paye Stone Ltd under the direction of Cathedral Architect John Bailey of Thomas Ford & Partners have seen the east end of the Cathedral filled with two enormous scaffold towers installed by Alltask.
Read MoreA Summer of Saints
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On each Wednesday throughout the summer, our Canon Chancellor The Revd Canon Dr Gordon Giles will reflect with us on the life and influence of a Saint for the week: someone whose life and ministry has been honoured with a festival in the Church Calendar.
Read MoreVirtual Cathedral Project
/The Virtual Cathedral Project has recorded thousands of architectural features and collection items at Rochester Cathedral, available freely through our new Virtual Tour.
Read MoreBig History
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Explore the deep history and archaeology behind the cathedral and medieval priory in our new exhibition in the Cathedral Crypt.
Read MoreMuseum of the Moon
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Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface.
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Alfred Robert Lee “Bob” Ratcliffe
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A farewell to Bob Ratcliffe by Chairman of the Friends Michael Bailey.
Read MoreAdventure Golf in the Cathedral
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A bridge-themed adventure golf course by the Rochester Bridge Trust opened in the Nave of Rochester Cathedral in August 2019.
Read MoreHidden Treasures at Rochester Cathedral: archaeological investigations 2011-2017
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Report by Keevill Heritage LTD on the archaeological surveys, excavations and watching briefs at Rochester Cathedral during the Hidden Treasures Fresh Expressions Project 2011-2017.
Read MoreThere But Not There
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Eighteen transparent seated military figures representing former pupils of King’s School, Rochester, who gave their lives in the First World War.
Read More7,000 Poppies
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To mark Remembrance Day in 2018 over 7,000 knitted poppies were displayed at Rochester Cathedral.
Read MoreSouth Presbytery Pinnacle Project
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In 2018, £240,000 was raised to restore the pinnacle on the south side of the Presbytery, in danger of falling onto the Presbytery or the Chapter Library below.
Read MoreAnglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War at the British Library, 2018-2019
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Textus Roffensis featured as part of the ‘once-in-a-generation’ 2018-2019 exhibition Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms at the British Library.
Read MoreFragments of History
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The 2019 Crypt exhibition featured some of the finest sculptural fragments gathered from around the building over the last 200 years.
Read MoreCrypt Treasury glass screens
/The glass screens of the Crypt Treasury exhibition are emblazoned with artwork produced by adults from the Kent autistic Trust, Shared Lives and mcch with Wendy Daws supported by the National Lottery Heritage Lottery fund. The individual designs were placed on the screen in a motif which reflects the rolling shape of the River Medway.
You can watch Wendy and Xtina creating this wonderful community project on our time lapse video:
The Cathedral hosts several large exhibitions and smaller installations each year from education to art and everything in between.
Beyond Divine Light
/An exhibition by photographer Clive Tanner of English Cathedrals.
Read MoreHidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions, 2012-2016
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The Hidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions Project 2012-2016 engaged the University of Manchester in the production of a high-quality digital facsimile of Textus, a bespoke exhibition area in the Cathedral crypt, and study and handling copies for the refurbished Chapter Library.
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