On 31 March 1984 more than 7,000 skilled workers at Chatham Dockyard lost their jobs, as well as another 10,000 people in supporting industries. With them went the Kent town's long history of ...

Do you remember Chatham Naval Dockyard when it was in its prime? Did you, or someone in your family, work there on the ships and submarines? This message board is now closed. Thay you for your ...

Terry Lewis (top left), Eileen Griffin (centre) and Alex Routen (bottom) have fond memories of the dockyard The closure of Chatham Dockyard on 31 March 1984 brought to an end more than 400 years ...

The widow of a former Chatham Dockyard worker is appealing for his former colleagues to come forward as she attempts to sue the Ministry of Defence. Tony Bell, 66, died from lung cancer in ...

Campaigners gathered to raise awareness of a rare cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Dozens came together at the Royal Dockyard Church in Chatham to help raise the profile of Mesothelioma ...

The Historic Dockyard Chatham should be on everyone's radar... or sonar. The Kent attraction is simply stupendous. Honestly. I've spent 20 years writing about the cultural spaces of London ...

A historic Kent dockyard with 100 buildings where Bridgerton and Call the Midwife were filmed is just 50 minutes away from south east London. Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent, spanning 80 acres ...