Bishop Gundulf (1024-1108) held England's second episcopal see from 1077 until he died in 1108. The cathedral was subsequently extended on two occasions and is mostly 12 and 13C.

The early curtain walls were built by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester and architect of Rochester Cathedral. The present keep was built in 1127 by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, and its ruins are an outstanding example of Norman military..

In this handsome Renaissance building with its 18C copper weathervane representing a frigate, the story of Rochester is illustrated with descriptions of the Medway hulks or prison ships. More genteel aspects of the Victorian period are displayed in t..