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Rochester Cathedral ledger stones

The Cathedral has one of the finest collections of ledger stones in the country; horizontal gravestones sitting atop brick burial vaults containing the remains of wealthy, prominent and influential individuals, couples and families from the community.

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Liturgical features of Rochester Cathedral, 13th-20th century

Rochester Cathedral features several original liturgical features from the C12th and C13th and a fine collection of C19th liturgical furnishings.

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Mural memorials of Rochester Cathedral, 16th-21st centuries

The nave of Rochester Cathedral features a large collection of civilian and military memorials from the 17th to the 19th centuries, including a memorial to Dame Anne Henniker d.1792 featuring statues cast in Coade Stone, A C17th mural memorial to William Streaton moved to the exterior of the chapel is the earliest in the cathedral.

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Medieval tombs of Rochester Cathedral

Rochester Cathedral features twelve intact medieval coffin-tombs spaced around the east end of the building in proximity to the high altar. They were the final resting place of bishops of priors.

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Medieval brass casements at Rochester Cathedral

Brasses were a medieval form of memorialisation, originally limited to members of the cathedral clergy or to the wealthy and powerful. After the English Reformaton many of the brasses were ripped from the floor and sold off to metal markets, leaving only their casements remaining. In the 19th century most of the surviving casements at Rochester Cathedral were gathered and relaid in the North Quire Aisle.

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