(BBC) Rochester Cathedral: A Table made from a 500 yr old tree goes on display

A table made from a 5,000-year-old fossilised oak tree has gone on display at Rochester Cathedral.

The table, which is 13m (43ft) long, went on show on Friday after being transported from Ely Cathedral and will stay in Rochester for a year.

The black oak tree from which it was made was found buried and preserved in a field in Norfolk in 2012.

A cathedral spokesperson described the table as “an amazing piece of craftsmanship”.

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