- Guildhall Museum

Guildhall Museum

The Guildhall is a historic building located on High Street in Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom.

It was constructed in 1697 and has been part of the Guildhall Museum since 1979. (The museum extends to the building next door, built 1909) A notable feature is a weathervane dating from 1780 in the form of an 18th century warship.

The Guildhall Chamber is said to feature in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, and the museum includes a room

dedicated to the author.

Anecdote !

Towards the entrance of the Guildhall Museum, is a Green mailbox of the Royal Mail, while all others are red. Apperently, there are only two in the kingdom ...