St Thomas a Becket Church, Capel
St Thomas a Becket Church, Capel features an exceptional series of medieval painted decoration.
Bayham Old Abbey
Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England.
Smallhythe Place, early 16th century
A timber-framed, continuously-jettied house of the early 16th century, with much of its framing exposed to view externally.
Fireplace, Smallhythe Place, late medieval/Tudor
The fireplace in the wrong place! Located in the Lyceum Room. The mouldings are mismatched, suggesting that the feature is a composite of two fireplaces, repurposed to fit the space.
D8 Tractor, 1930s-1950s
A tracked 148hp bulldozer used by engineers before and after World War 2. Now located in No.3 Slip at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Winch, 20th century, Chatham Historic Dockyard
A large winch located in No.3 Slip at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Ice House, Knole, late 17th/early 18th century
Brick structure standing to the west of the main house within Knole Park. It consists of a dome over an ice chamber which was accessed via a vaulted passage to the north-east. The purpose of the structure was to store ice which could be used in the preparation and storage of foodstuffs.
Electrical winch, 20th century, Chatham Historic Dockyard
A large electrical winch located on the upper floor of No.3 Slip at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent.
Mobile Anti Aircraft Gun 40mm, Chatham Historic Dockyard
A 40mm ofors anti aircraft gun from World War 2 and now located next to HMS Ocelot at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Open Railway Wagon 22081, 20th century, Chatham Historic Dockyard
A 10 ton railway wagon located in No.3 Slip at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent.
World War 2 Pillbox, Chatham Historic Dockyard
A World War 2 pillbox between HMS Cavalier and HMS Ocelot on the Medway River dockside at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Mobile Anti Aircraft Gun, 1942
A 3.7” mobile anti aircraft gun from World War 2 and now located next to HMS Ocelot at Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. The gun was used by the Royal Artillery to defend the Medway towns.
Rochester Castle, constructed 1083-1127
“Strategically placed astride the London Road, guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding.“
Ring ditch and burial near Maidstone
Ring ditch and burial found during archaeological excavations near Maidstone.
Rochester Cathedral Lapidarium
The Lapidarium of (‘repository of stone’) has grown over the past 200 years into a collection of over 400 fine sculptural artefacts from the 8th to the 18th centuries. Much of the Lapidarium collection comprises medieval sculptural fragments retained from 19th-century restoration and redesign campaigns.
Crouch beaker burial, East Kent, excavated 2021
Beaker burial in east Kent excavated 2021,
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.
Rochester Cathedral vestments
The Cathedral collections include a small number of historic items. The Rochester Cathedral Embroiderers was formed in 1999 to promote the continuation of the care of the cathedral vestments which for many years had been designed and made by Jennie Miskin.
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