Chatham Historic Dockyard

World Power to Resurgence

By Sir Neil Cossons (editor)

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Nowhere in the world is it possible to see such an intact naval dockyard for the building and maintenance of the ships of the sailing navy as at Chatham.

This is a story of the creation of the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and its history, from Elizabethan origins to fleet base and shipbuilding yard, considering the challenges once the yard closed in the 1980s and how Chatham’s dockyard was saved for the nation and managed for nearly forty years.

Contents

  • Preface: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Patron of the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
  • Foreword: Admiral Sir Trevor Soar KCB OBE DL, Chairman of the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
  • The Chatham endeavour: Neil Cossons
  • ‘The chief arsenal of the Royal Navy and of Great Britain’ - Chatham, the Royal Navy and the wider world: Andrew Lambert
  • ‘The most complete dockyard of the age of sail’: Jonathan Coad
  • The challenge of the future: Paul Hudson
  • Preservation through reuse: Paul Jardine
  • Policy into practice: Richard Holdsworth
  • List of contributors

Chatham Historic Dockyard image gallery

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Two people viewing the exhibits in the old forge Joiners Shop: Front elevation after adaptation showing first floor ribbon window and new external doors and draught lobby set within the entrance. The original sliding timber doors are fixed open Destroyer in dock with bunting flying from its mast Aerial view of a sailing ship, submarine and destroyer in dry dock HMS Endurance arrives to welcoming crowds Evening Post special edition. Headline 'SUNK! Nott's axe falls on Chatham. We'll fight on' A giant set of plate bending rolls set up in the visitor seating area A mobile canteen mounted on two wheels A man repairing a sail loft with three women dressed in overalls looking on A painting of a view of Chatham Dockyard, 1774, by Elias Martin RA Crowds of people watching a submarine being launched down a slipway. British and Canadian flags are flying on either side Poster which reads, 'Chatham Dockyard to close - official. Chatham Rochester & Gillingham News' Old photo of a sailing ship in dock with 3 masts and a funnel View of the Historic Dockyard today and surrounding area

Additional Information

  • Publication Status: Completed
  • Pages: 144
  • ISBN: 9781800859494

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