▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁The ▁historic ▁city ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁favour ite ▁of ▁Charles ▁Dick ens , ▁who ▁lived ▁within ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁at ▁nearby ▁G ads ▁Hill ▁Place , ▁High am , ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁being ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁area . ▁Descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁appear ▁in ▁Pick wick ▁Pap ers , ▁Great ▁Ex pect ations ▁and ▁( light ly ▁fict ional ised ▁as ▁" C lo ister ham ") ▁in ▁The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁Ed win ▁Dro od . ▁Element s ▁of ▁two ▁houses ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁Sat is ▁House ▁and ▁Rest oration ▁House , ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁Miss ▁Hav ish am ' s ▁house ▁in ▁Great ▁Ex pect ations , ▁Sat is ▁House . ▁D ame ▁Sy bil ▁Thor nd ike ▁and ▁Russell ▁Thor nd ike ▁The ▁actress ▁D ame ▁Sy bil ▁Thor nd ike ▁and ▁her ▁brother ▁Russell ▁were ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Minor ▁Can on ▁Row ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁c athedral ; ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁canon ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁C athedral , ▁she ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ro chester ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁do ctors ' ▁practice , ▁local ▁dent al ▁practice ▁and ▁a ▁hall ▁at ▁Ro chester ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁are ▁all ▁named ▁after ▁her . ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁Buck ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁Buck ▁was ▁Admir al ▁of ▁the ▁Med way ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ; ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁he ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Bar low ▁hosted ▁King ▁James , ▁the ▁Stuart ▁royal