Field meeting report: geology in Rochester, Kent, Saturday, 15 February, 1997

Abstract

The rock types offered as kerbstones, cobbles or walling in a well-known eighteenth to nineteenth century town range from a diversity of granites to a wealth of examples of the local stone from the Medway Valley—Kentish Ragstone. Shop fronts of later date introduce Portland Stone and Bath Stone brought in by sea, and exotic stones such as larvikite and gabbro when transport was freer and taste invited a wider range of choice. On the basis of what can be seen on the streets and in the walls of the cathedral, there is a clear opening for a geological town trail and cathedral wall games.