Comments on: At Chatham Royal Dockyard

By: Stephen Baisden

Stephen Baisden — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:41:22 +0000

Great story. I’ve always loved the naval history of England.

By: Bob Taylor

Bob Taylor — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:42:50 +0000

Been twice before and never fails to amaze me.My wifes family had people who worked ther.

By: Elwyn Roberts

Elwyn Roberts — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:13:10 +0000

I worked at Chatham Dockyard until its closure best time best friends all came to an end 8500 became unemployed sad times now this Maritime country has nothing
Chatham is a good day for the family lots do and see enjoy
wonderful photographes thank you.

By: Peter Holford

Peter Holford — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:44:21 +0000

Excellent – this brings back fond memories of a visit with our son many years ago. Thank you.

By: David P B Feder

David P B Feder — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:00:59 +0000

Excellent! So well-written, I could fairly smell the tar, the sisal rope, and the machine oil. Wonderful!

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 14:58:10 +0000

Another fascinating piece GA, how do you do it? So much history of our country owes its being to our maritime strength, whether used for good or ill, probably a mixture of both, we certainly would not have become the force that we were without it. I have shipwrights in my family tree so I find all of this really interesting and the ropewalk, they are incredible and I remember seeing the one at Toulon in France, and being unable to believe just how long it was, I think the men ride bicycles to get from one end to another!

By: Achim

Achim — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 13:19:07 +0000

Ahoy — a very good and interesting post!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Helen Breen

Helen Breen — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:28:15 +0000

Greetings from Boston,

GA, thanks for the great tour and photos of the Chatham Royal Dockyard. Glad to see that this vast site is being preserved. I really enjoy the Docklands Museum on the Thames. For those with maritime interest I would suggest checking out the USS Constitution Museum when visiting Boston.

https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/visit/

I was particularly taken with the ropewalk in Chatham and glad to know it is still in use.

By: Di Corry

Di Corry — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:12:36 +0000

Thank you for the virtual tour and wonderful photos GA of this amazing place, have just added it to my ‘must see’ list.
I especially loved the photo of the supported seventeenth century mulberry tree, being shown more care and respect than the ancient one we are all fighting to save.

By: Ian Silverton

Ian Silverton — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:54:19 +0000

My Great Grandfather worked for the Royal Navy in Chatham Kent as a Ships Carpenter in or around the 1830s,wnt on to marry there and have 4 children and moved them all too Bethnal Green for a better life working in the Furniture Trade which was then going full blast in Bethnal Green by then, one of his Children my Grandfather followed him into the trade,as a cigar box maker, still have one of his pieces on my desk,he then went on to open pubs, and coach hire. But sadly died at a young age leaving 5 children of school age to be looked after by my Grandmother, she was not treated good by his business partners and was left with one pub to bring up her family which she did for the reminder of her life. Good pictures GA and thanks.