For over 400 years the Chatham Dockyard just outside London built boats for the British Navy and their allies. From sailing ships to submarines, Chatham built over 500 vessels. Today it's a naval ...

Swing bands, tea rooms and destroyers - turn the clock back to the dramatic events of the summer of 1940 at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. The Dockyard’s annual ‘Salute to the 40s’ festival ...

Did you serve in the Royal Navy in Chatham? Or were you employed at Chatham Dockyard? Do you have any tattoos to commemorate this time? If you can answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, Chatham ...

Two newly-designed packs of playing cards have been put in a time capsule placed in a building undergoing a £3.5m restoration at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. A competition to design the cards was ...

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A major heritage site has been handed a huge cash boost to help protect its future. Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has confirmed it will receive £533,084 from the Art Council’s Museum Renewal Fund.

Bengalis have a protrusion around the stomach because they have had to endure the trauma of the famine, said Amina Khayyam. “I learnt about this epigenetic change during our research on the Bengal ...

During a major restoration at one of Kent's most well-known historic naval residence, workers were surprised to discover a 300-year-old Jack of Spades card under a floorboard. The Historic Chatham ...

This is the last traditional working ropewalk in the world. They use traditional methods, and 150-year-old equipment to make 500,000 pounds of rope each year. Ropemaking is a simple process of ...