This town forgot to be a city
Rochester, in the south-east of England, was a city for nearly 800 years. And then, in 1998, an administrative error took that city status away, likely forever. Here's the story.
Research and script assistance from Jess Jewell
REFERENCES:
BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/england...
Kent Online article: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/n...
Minutes of the meeting: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/reques...
Additional research links:
https://city-of-rochester.org.uk/feat...
Local Government Act (1972) see: https://www.lawteacher.net/acts/local...
Charter Trustees Regulations (1996): https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1...
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