Forthcoming Events
The Trust’s events programme for 2026 is currently being planned. Details of events will be posted here when they become available.
Open Days |
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Heritage Open Days Bridge Chapel, 5 Esplanade, Rochester, ME1 1QE View the fully-accessible medieval Bridge Chapel and Victorian Bridge Chamber in all their glory, where you will be able to take a closer look at the paintings and furniture as they are used for formal meetings of the Court of Wardens and Assistants. Entry is free. |
12, 13, 19, 20 September 2026 11am-4pm |
External Events |
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Tripartite Trans-Atlantic Cable webinar series Bridge Clerk Sue Threader presents a lecture on the history of pneumatic cassions. First used by Sir William Cubitt at Rochester, they were later exported to the Eads Bridge and, famously, the Brooklyn Bridge. |
The lecture was presented on 22 November 2023, and can now be viewed here. |
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Tripartite Trans-Atlantic Cable webinar series Richard Groome, a Liveryman in the City of London, presents the history of four London Bridges, with a particular reference to the Rennie Bridge that is now in Lake Havasu City, USA. John Rennie is a former Bridge Engineer to the Rochester Bridge Trust. |
The lecture was presented on 22 May 2024, and can now be viewed here. |