Historic Lightship LV21 arrives at Chatham Dockyard
The historic lightship LV21, previously at Gillingham Pier, has now returned from Gravesend. Photo by Laurie Chalk
Category: History/archaeology
Gillingham Marina
A message from Tan & Tass For over 150 years, hardworking men known as the Muddies toiled in the Medway estuary, digging tons of mud to fuel the cement industry. They were tough, they lived hard,...
PS Waverley is coming to Medway -Updated
PS Waverley will be entering the Medway estuary around 14:00 this Sunday, she will conduct a salute to the Medway Queen and at 15:00, unfortunately, owing to tides she will not proceed to Limehouse Wharf, Rochester...
PS Waverley is coming to Medway
PS Waverley will be entering the Medway estuary around 14:00 this Sunday, she will conduct a salute to the Medway Queen and at 15:00 is expected to make a trial run to Limehouse Wharf, Rochester in expectation...
Celebrate RNLI 200 at The Historic Dockyard Chatham
On Monday 4 March, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrated 200 years since its formation. In partnership with the RNLI, The Historic Dockyard Chatham have launched a commemorative five-month exhibition for the charity’s 200th anniversary...
Ghost Ships – Historic Dockyard
“This major immersive theatre event, from award-winning Icon Theatre, recharts the history of Chatham Dockyard, asking who owns our history and what stories should we tell?” Icon Theatre
The Loneliest Grave in England
We have received a superb video update by Nicola White on the sad story behind brave Dr Sidney Bernard’s marshy grave on Burntwick Island:
Watery Trail: River Medway (1938 film)
Enjoy this curious couple’s epic quest to follow the River Medway – from its Sussex source to the Thames Estuary. This epic journey starts at a boggy Butcher’s Basin in the Sussex High Weald,...
MSBA Talk: Medway Islands by Adam Taylor, Fri 13 Jan, 7 for 8pm
For the second in our new series of monthly winter talks, Adam Taylor will give a fascinating presentation on the Medway Islands. Well known to the MSBA, Adam is a keen canoeist with 15 years...
HMS Challenger, 150 years on
Exactly 150 years ago today, HMS Challenger departed from Sheerness on a quest to explore the world’s oceans. Three and a half years later the ship returned, bringing with it the largest collection of examples of life...
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