Rochester Castle

Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved of its time in England or France.

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  Eynsford Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Eynsford, Kent, England, UK  

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  Lullingstone Castle ⓘ
  historic manor house in the village of Lullingstone in England  

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  Sutton Valence Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK  

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  Tonbridge Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rochester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England  

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  Leeds Castle ⓘ
  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  Hadleigh Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Castle Point, Essex, England, UK  

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  Allington Castle ⓘ
  stone-built moated castle in Allington, England

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  Cooling Castle ⓘ
  quadrangular castle in Cooling, Medway, Kent, United Kingdom  

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  Upnor Castle ⓘ
  fort located on the River Medway in Kent  

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  National Fruit Collection ⓘ
  collection of heritage fruit varieties and cultivars, at Brogdale Farm, Kent, England

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  Pines Garden ⓘ
  garden in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent

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  Rayleigh Mount ⓘ
  garden in Rochford, Essex, England, UK

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  Riverhill House ⓘ
  country house in Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England, UK

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  Belmont House and Gardens ⓘ
  Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, Kent, England, UK

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  Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Kent, England

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  Canvey Island Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum on Canvey Island, Essex, England, UK

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  Cater Museum ⓘ
  small local museum in Billericay High Street

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  Chatham Historic Dockyard ⓘ
  maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England

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  Crofton Roman Villa ⓘ
  Roman villa in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley

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  Danson House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Bexley, United Kingdom

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  Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation ⓘ
  zoo in the UK

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  Essex Fire Museum ⓘ
  fire museum in Essex, United Kingdom

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  Fort Amherst ⓘ
  fort in Chatham, UK  

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  Guildhall Museum, Rochester ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Hall Place and Gardens ⓘ
  Grade I listed house and museum in Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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  HMS Cavalier ⓘ
  1944 C-class destroyer  

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  HMS Ocelot ⓘ
  1962 Oberon-class submarine  

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  Ightham Mote ⓘ
  historic house, now museum, on a moated site in Ightham, Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Life ⓘ
  museum in Kent, UK

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  Knole House ⓘ
  country house in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK

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  Lashenden Air Warfare Museum ⓘ
  Aviation museum in England

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  Milton Chantry ⓘ
  former chantry chapel in Gravesend, Kent England

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  New Tavern Fort ⓘ
  historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Old Soar Manor ⓘ
  historic house museum in Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK

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  PS Kingswear Castle ⓘ
  1924 paddle steamer

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  PS Medway Queen ⓘ
  1924 paddle steamer  

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  Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum ⓘ
  Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Rainham Hall ⓘ
  historic house museum in Rainham, London Borough of Havering, UK

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  Rayleigh Town Museum ⓘ
  small local museum located in Rayleigh High Street

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  Rayleigh Windmill Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rayleigh, England, UK

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  Restoration House ⓘ
  historic house and museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Southchurch Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

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  Stoneacre ⓘ
  historic house in Kent, England, UK

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  Temple Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Medway, United Kingdom

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  The Hop Farm Museum ⓘ
  museum in nr. Tonbridge, England, UK

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  Thurrock Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Grays

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  Coldrum Long Barrow ⓘ
  neolithic chambered long barrow near Trottiscliffe, Kent, England, UK

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  Tilbury Fort ⓘ
  bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary  

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  Dutch Cottage Museum ⓘ
  local museum on Canvey Island

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  Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery ⓘ
  regional museum, regimental museum, art gallery, heritage centre, historic house museum in Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Red House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum, former home of William Morris

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  Slough Fort ⓘ
  fort in Allhallows, Kent, England, UK  

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  Coalhouse Fort ⓘ
  artillery fort at Coalhouse Point in Essex, England, UK  

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  Sevenoaks Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK, United Kingdom

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  Gravesham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Gravesend, England, UK

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  Maidstone Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Beecroft Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Southend-on-Sea

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  Gravesend Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Fleur de Lis Museum ⓘ
  museum in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Shoreham Aircraft Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kent, England

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  Six Poor Travellers House ⓘ
  museum in Rochester, Kent, England, UK

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  Minster Gatehouse Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sheerness, England, UK

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  Southend Central Museum ⓘ
  museum in Southend-on-Sea, England

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  Barleylands Farm Museum ⓘ
  Farm museum in Billericay, England

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  Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Battlesbridge, England, UK

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  Royal Engineers Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities ⓘ
  museum in Sheerness, Kent, England, UK

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  Southend Pier Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

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  Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre ⓘ
  museum in Purfleet, Essex, UK

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  Queenborough Guildhall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Queenborough, England, UK

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  Sittingbourne Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sittingbourne, England, UK

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  Bluetown Heritage Centre ⓘ
  community cinema, music hall, museum and show destination in Sheppey, Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Firefighting Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sevenoaks, England, UK

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  Huguenot Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rochester, England, UK

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  RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre ⓘ
  Aviation museum in England

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1858 Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery

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1859 Red House

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1867 Slough Fort

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1877 Coalhouse Fort

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1905 Sevenoaks Museum

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1911 Gravesham Museum

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1946 Maidstone Carriage Museum

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1952 Beecroft Art Gallery

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1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1977 Fleur de Lis Museum

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1978 Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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1979 Six Poor Travellers House

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1981 Minster Gatehouse Museum

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1981 Southend Central Museum

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1984 Barleylands Farm Museum

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1984 Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum

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1987 Royal Engineers Museum

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1989 Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities

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1989 Southend Pier Museum

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1995 Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre

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1996 Queenborough Guildhall Museum

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1999 Sittingbourne Heritage Museum

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2009 Bluetown Heritage Centre

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2014 Kent Firefighting Museum

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2015 Huguenot Museum

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2021 RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre

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Frameless

Member of the Pether family (active c.1780-1865) (after) - Rochester Castle and Bridge by Moonlight - 1411118 - National Trust

Rochester - KMB - 16001000134926

Rochester Castle edited-2

William Adolphus Knell (1802-1875) - Rochester, Kent, a Misty Morning - A2641 - Guildhall Museum, Rochester

2006SweepsKeep1

British School - Rochester Castle from a Farmyard - 515518.9 - National Trust

ChathamAmherst6614

2006SweepsKeep1

Rochester Castle engraved by H.Adlard after G.F.Sargent. c1836 edited

Rochester Castle, September 2020

• The medieval buildings and topography of Rochester Castle - chapter published in 2006
• Rochester Castle - painting by Charles Spencelayh, 2012
• Rochester Castle - guidebook published in 2012, 1853
• Historical Sketch of Rochester Castle - , 2004
• Refortification at Rochester in the 1220s: a public/private partnership - scientific article published in 2004, 2006, online
• The Great Tower of Rochester Castle - chapter published in 2006, 1978
• Rochester Castle, 1976 - article published in 1978, 1989, online
• King John, Stephen Langton and Rochester Castle, 1213-15 - chapter published in 1989, 1851
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood edition, English, 1863
• Rochester Castle - scientific article published in January 1863, 1851, online
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - 1851 novel by George Marcus Viner, English, 1875
• Rochester Castle - scientific article published in January 1875, 1782
• Observations on Rochester Castle, by the Rev. Mr. Samuel Denne. In a Letter to Mr. Gough - scientific article, 2015
• The siege of Rochester - article published in 2015, 1859
• Fabric Roll of Rochester Castle - scientific article, 1851, online
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood, English, 1984
• Rochester Castle - guidebook published in 1984, 1951
• Rochester Castle - guidebook published in 1951, 1905
• The reparation of Rochester Castle - article published in 1905, 1901, online
• William D'Albini: Or, the Second Siege of Rochester Castle - book published in 1901, 2017
• The Siege of Rochester: hard pressed and strongly resisted - article published in 2017, 2016
• Rochester Castle - chapter published 2016, 1969
• Rochester Castle - guide book published in 1969, 1851
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood edition, English, 1851
• Rochester Castle; or, the test by fire - penny blood, English

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Structurae page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Eynsford Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Lullingstone Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Sutton Valence Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tonbridge Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Rochester Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1119	Leeds Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1230	Hadleigh Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle	1279	Allington Castle	castle, English country house	Wikidata
site	castle	1380	Cooling Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1567	Upnor Castle	castle, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden		National Fruit Collection	botanical garden, orchard	Wikidata
site	garden		Pines Garden	garden, local museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Rayleigh Mount	garden, motte	Wikidata
site	garden		Riverhill House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Belmont House and Gardens	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Canvey Island Transport Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cater Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatham Historic Dockyard	maritime museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Crofton Roman Villa	museum, villa rustica	Wikidata
site	museum		Danson House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		Essex Fire Museum	firefighting museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Amherst	fort, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Guildhall Museum, Rochester	local museum, independent museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hall Place and Gardens	house, local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Cavalier	destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Ocelot	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		Ightham Mote	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent Life	open-air museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Knole House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lashenden Air Warfare Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton Chantry	local museum, chantry	Wikidata
site	museum		New Tavern Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Soar Manor	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Kingswear Castle	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Medway Queen	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rainham Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rayleigh Town Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rayleigh Windmill Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Restoration House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Southchurch Hall	historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stoneacre	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Temple Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Hop Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Thurrock Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	4000	Coldrum Long Barrow	museum, long barrow	Wikidata
site	museum	1539	Tilbury Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1618	Dutch Cottage Museum	local museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum	1858	Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1859	Red House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1867	Slough Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1877	Coalhouse Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1905	Sevenoaks Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1911	Gravesham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	Maidstone Carriage Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1952	Beecroft Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	bunker, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Fleur de Lis Museum	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shoreham Aircraft Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Six Poor Travellers House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Minster Gatehouse Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Southend Central Museum	planetarium, local museum, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Barleylands Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1984	Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Royal Engineers Museum	charitable organization, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Rose Street Cottage of Curiosities	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Southend Pier Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre	military museum, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Queenborough Guildhall Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Sittingbourne Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Bluetown Heritage Centre	museum, movie theater	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Kent Firefighting Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Huguenot Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre	history museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Member of the Pether family (active c.1780-1865) (after) - Rochester Castle and Bridge by Moonlight - 1411118 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		Rochester - KMB - 16001000134926		Commons
commons	image		Rochester Castle edited-2		Commons
commons	image		William Adolphus Knell (1802-1875) - Rochester, Kent, a Misty Morning - A2641 - Guildhall Museum, Rochester		Commons
commons	image		2006SweepsKeep1		Commons
commons	image		British School - Rochester Castle from a Farmyard - 515518.9 - National Trust		Commons
commons	image		ChathamAmherst6614		Commons
commons	image		2006SweepsKeep1		Commons
commons	image		Rochester Castle engraved by H.Adlard after G.F.Sargent. c1836 edited		Commons
commons	image		Rochester Castle, September 2020		Commons