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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Summer Open Days The Bridge Chapel and Chamber will soon be open for the summer season. Come and visit in June, July and August. Free entry – no booking required. Come and discover the rare surviving medieval Bridge Chapel built in 1393 as a place for travellers and pilgrims to pray for a safe journey and sensitively restored in 1937 by the RIBA Gold Medal winning architect Sir Herbert Baker. On display for the first time since it was acquired by the Trust, visitors will be able to view ‘The Crown looking on to Rochester Bridge’ by Tracey Emin, created during her time as a student at Medway College of Design. Visitors can also explore the Victorian Bridge Chamber and enjoy beautiful views over the river and castle. There will be a selection of archaeological finds on display including a Roman vase and medieval tiles and visitors can soak in the atmosphere of these historic buildings. |
Open every Saturday 11am-4pm and the first Wednesday of each month, from June-August. |
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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. |