Friends' visit to Rochester Cathedral 8th April 2024 

Our trip to Rochester Cathedral 

Friends' visit to Rochester Cathedral 8th April 2024

Friends’ members were lucky enough to have a sunny day to visit the historic Cathedral in Rochester on 8th April. The Cathedral is the 2nd oldest in England and Christian worship has taken place on the site since 604AD. The present building dates back to 1083, the glorious Norman architecture of the nave, parts of the crypt as well as one of the finest Romanesque facades in England.

There are some fine examples of later Gothic styles as well as the magnificent 14th century Chapter Library door.  We were greeted by the most magnificent fresco painted by the Russian artist Sergey Fyodorov in 2004 to mark the 1400th anniversary of the founding of the Cathedral. The upper part depicting the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan and the lower part events of great significance to Kent history from 597AD.

After lunching together the afternoon was free time to visit the Castle and the town centre with architecture going back to the 14th Century.

See more photos taken by Martin Hugall and Tony Downing  below: