Talk:Rochester Cathedral
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I was there the other day, and noticed that above the current roof, there is evidence of a higher pitch roof that was there before. There is a tall gable at the end of the church, and a corresponding cement lip on the other end of the roof. Anybody know why they changed it? I don't know a lot about churches.
Who restored Rochester Cathedral?
At the moment the article says it was Giles Gilbert Scott; saying he started restoation in 1880. Since that was the year in which he was born, this is clearly impossible.
If it was one of the Scott's then it could only be George Gilbert Scott junior (Giles' father) as George Gilbert Scott died in 1878. This is all assuming that the 1880 date is correct.
I've now checked the Cathedrals website and it seems that the date and architect were wrong.
http://www.kiad.ac.uk/rc/cathedral/timeline.asp
The restoration was carried out by George Gilbert Scott, starting in 1872. I'll change the article accordingly.
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