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A road map of Britain in the medieval period

October 8, 2025

A Rochester Bridge Trust-supported project has brought to life the transport networks and geography of England and Wales during the late 1400s. Funded partly by a grant from the Trust, ...

Announcing the winners of the floatplane art competition

September 25, 2025

The best artwork to immortalise the floatplane’s visit to Rochester Cathedral has now been unveiled, as the Rochester Bridge Trust has announced the winners of its summer art competition. The ...

Lane and footway restrictions on Rochester’s Old Bridge

September 24, 2025

Bridge users are advised there will be a single lane and footway closure on Rochester’s Old Bridge while UKPN carries out works in the area. The closure will run from ...

Sky-high visitor numbers for cathedral celebration of engineering

September 11, 2025

Over 57,000 people visited Rochester Cathedral over August to take part in a packed programme of activities provided by the Rochester Bridge Trust. In pride of place was the newly-restored ...

New top appointments at historic charity

September 10, 2025

A Chartered Surveyor and a Chartered Engineer have been elected to key roles at a medieval charity in a tradition that stretches back more than six centuries. Russell Cooper is ...

Bridge Chapel Lecture introduces a road map of the Middle Ages

September 9, 2025

Step back in time to a world before motorways or even A roads and find out how Britain was connected in medieval times during the next in a series of ...