Rochester buildings [8]
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Rochester buildings [8]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 10 Sep 2021
Cloister House (nearest the camera), The Precinct, was built circa 1875 as a house belonging to Rochester Cathedral. Constructed of red brick with the upper storey tile hung, all under a tile roof. Now domestic flats. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1086422 Garth House, The Precinct, was built circa 1875 as a cathedral choir school, now cathedral offices. Constructed of red brick with ashlar dressings under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1336173 Once having city status, Rochester is a town at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, some 27½ miles southeast of London. The site has been settled since Neolithic times, but the first bridge was built by the Romans. The town has always been of great strategic importance through its position near the confluence of the River Thames and the River Medway and the mighty Rochester Castle was built to guard the crossing. The town is home to the second oldest cathedral in England.
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Image Location
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51.38825
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0.50294