At a Glance

  • Site visits to Rochester in Kent
  • Thursday 28 November 2024
  • Day School 10:30 - 16:00
  • Fee: £69 (includes entrance to Cathedral)
  • Tutor: Dr Michael Paraskos
Now closed for booking

Rochester lies only 30 miles (48 km) from the centre of London and is easily reached by road and rail. But this charming little medieval city is often missed, despite being home to some of the loveliest medieval architecture in England.

We are invited to join the architectural historian Dr Michael Paraskos on this very special day trip to Rochester.

This will be an opportunity to see and learn about the history of the second oldest cathedral in Britain, and to visit some of the other surviving medieval buildings in this small city, including the remains of its Norman castle.

No previous experience of history, art history, or medieval studies is necessary, and everyone is welcome.

This is a great way to discover more about the area around London, and English history.

Class Recordings

These classes are not recorded

 

Attendance Certificate

 

Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an Imperial College attendance certificate

 

Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment

Course Information

Course Programme

The study day will start at 10:30 and end at 16:00

  1. 10:30 Meet at Rochester Railway Station and walk to Rochester Castle
  2. 12:00 Break for Lunch
  3. 13:00 Meet outside Rochester Cathedral (tour cathedral)
  4. 15:00 Break
  5. 15:30 Walk around Rochester to look at other medieval sites
  6. 16:00 End.

After the course is confirmed to run, please make your own travel arrangements to and from Rochester. There are regular railway services from London Victoria and London St Pancras railway stations.

Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have heard from us that the course will run.

Your Tutor

Dr Michael Paraskos is a very experienced adult education tutor, having taught for over twenty-five years. He is a Visiting Professor at York St John University and holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and also teaches art history to students at the City and Guilds of London Art School and Sotheby's Institute of Art, London.

Michael is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction and has published very widely on art of this period, as well as reviewing exhibitions and novels for BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and The Spectator magazine.

His first novel In Search of Sixpence was published in 2016 and his second, called Barfrestone was published in 2024.

Course Fees and Rate Categories
Course Fee    
£69
          
No early bird rate or other discounts are available for this Day School. Part-payments are not possible

 

Term Dates 2024-25
Session Date and Time of the Medieval Rochester Day Trip Spring term Summer term
 1 Thursday 28 November 2024 from 10:30 - 16:00* n/a n/a
*This is a 1-session Day School
Enrolment Process

Enrolment via the booking link is open

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Any Questions?

If you have any questions about the academic content or teaching of this course please contact the Course Tutor, Dr Michael Paraskos,  m.paraskos@imperial.ac.uk

If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk

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Imperial College London
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Tel. +44 20 7594 8756