Virtual Tour of Rochester Cathedral
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The Crossing - more info
Turning east we look across the nave altar to the Pulpitum steps where we get a glimpse of the eastern Quire end.
The altar and the Pulpitum steps now make a central Nave sanctuary where many of our bigger services are held.
The picture above shows the mid-point of the Cathedral below the organ case. Here, a row of eight statues are placed in the screen as a memorial to Dean Scott (1870–87). The statues feature saints particular to Rochester, including Bishop John Fisher. Fisher was one of two Rochester bishops martyred during the course of the Reformation. Fisher was beheaded by Henry VIII for refusing to accept Henry’s supremacy over the English Church. Nicholas Ridley, bishop first of Rochester and then of London, was burned twenty years later by Queen Mary for being on the other side. Between them, they remind us of the need for tolerance and understanding.
