Mary Elizabeth and John Griffith, Canon of Rochester 1827-1879
T. H. James introduces Rev. Dr John Griffith and his wife Mary Elizabeth Griffith, benefactors to the Cathedral in the 19th century.
Sarah Baker and her Kentish Theatres, 1737-1816
A brief outline by Dr Jean Baker of the life and times of a remarkable but little-known woman (not an ancestor of hers) who played a significant role in the political, social and cultural evolution of Kent’s rapidly growing towns at the end of the eighteenth century.
‘Eadgifu, Governor of Kent, in a Lost Charter of Edgar’
Lloyd, J., ‘Eadgifu, Governor of Kent, in a Lost Charter of Edgar’, Anglo-Saxon England. Published online by Cambridge University Press 2023: 1-17.
Farming, Everyday Life and Ritual: 6,000 years of archaeology of Thanet Earth
Weekes, J. et al., Farming, Everyday Life and Ritual: 6,000 years of archaeology of Thanet Earth (Canterbury: Canterbury Archaeology Trust).
‘In The Shadow Of Saints: the long duree of Lyminge, Kent, as a sacred Christian landscape
Gabor, T., ‘In The Shadow Of Saints: the long duree of Lyminge, Kent, as a sacred Christian landscape’, Archaeologia, 112 (London: Society of Antiquaries).
A Trip Down Angerstein Line
Mills, M., ‘A Trip Down Angerstein Line’, Bygone Kent, 43, 2, 24-28 [development of wharf and railway at Blackheath & Greenwich].
It’s a Brilliant Theory Mr Harrison But…
Holman, N., ‘It’s a Brilliant Theory Mr Harrison But….’, Bygone Kent, 44, 1, 32-39 [authenticity of Benjamin Harrison’s archaeological finds].
The Venal Family, Watch and Clockmakers in Rye, Smarden and Deal
Goodshop, H., ‘The Venal Family, Watch and Clockmakers in Rye, Smarden and Deal’, Kent Family History Society Journal, Pt 1:17, 4, 231-238 & Pt 2: 17, 5, 330-337.
The Curel Barges
George, D., ‘The Curel Barges’, Topsail, 56, 36-60 [barge building dynasty of John Curel at Frindsbury].
Sandwich Haven Part 1: when sail was king’
Eeles, D., ‘Sandwich Haven Part 1: when sail was king’ Topsail, 54, 11-38.
‘The Austens’ Residences In Sevenoaks Part I: a forgotten Austen property - The Old House, 18 High Street
Ballard, M., ‘The Austens’ Residences In Sevenoaks Part I: a forgotten Austen property - The Old House, 18 High Street’, The Jane Austen Society Report for 2022, 104-112.
The Possibilities Of Painting In Kent c1540-1640
Tittler, R., ‘The Possibilities Of Painting In Kent c1540-1640’, The Local Historian, 53, 2, 2-23.
Rochester Castle watergate, c.1380
The north-west curtain wall of Rochester Castle forms a bastion, or projection, at the point where the medieval Rochester Bridge crossed the Medway. An excavation in 2017 revealed the watergate in the west face of the bastion for the first time in decades.
Rochester Castle in the time of Odo and Gundulf, 1067-1088
Archaeologist Alan Ward discusses what we know - or what little we know - about Rochester Castle in the time of Odo and Gundulf (1067-1088).
Colonial heritage at Rochester Cathedral
A reinvestigation of the Early Modern history and collections of the Cathedral was spurred by the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests and ensuing debate on memorialisation in public spaces.
Charlotte Boyd (1837-1906)
Revd. Lindsay Llewellyn-MacDuff, author of Bertha's Daughters: A History of the Church in Kent, explores the life and work of Charlotte Boyd, one of the greatest benefactors to the Diocese of Rochester in modern times.
John Speed's atlas, 1676
Library volunteer Myra Amor introduces John Speed and his Theatre of the empire of Great-Britain and A prospect of the most famous parts of the World published in 1676.
Bishop Hamo of Hythe (c.1275-1352)
Perhaps second only to Gundulf in shaping the medieval Rochester Cathedral and St Andrew’s Priory, there is some evidence to suggest it may be down to Hamo and the turbulent times in which he lived that resulted in the two halves of Textus being bound together in the mid-fourteenth century.
Investments in the South Sea Company by the Dean & Chapter of Rochester Cathedral, 1715-1720
The archives of the Dean & Chapter include a collection of early 18th-century stock and dividend receipts and an accounts book evidencing an extensive financial legacy from investments in two of the largest slave-trading companies in history.
Baptisms, marriages and burial registers of Rochester Cathedral
Facsimile and transcriptions of the baptism, marriage and burial registers of Rochester Cathedral.
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