The reverberations from the closure of one of the UK's last royal shipyards 40 years ago are still being felt. On 31 March 1984 more than 7,000 skilled workers at Chatham Dockyard lost their jobs ...

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the Royal Navy leaving Chatham – bringing to a close 400 years of history.

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, and ...

Between its opening under Elizabeth I in 1567 and its closure under her namesake in 1984, Chatham Dockyard, on the Medway in Kent, delivered more than 500 of the ships that built the British ...

The closure of Chatham Dockyard on 31 March 1984 brought to an end more than 400 years of shipbuilding and naval tradition - but, three decades on, what is its legacy?

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust (CHDT) is among two naval charities to be awarded a civic honour by a local council. Medway Council bestowed the Freedom of Medway upon the charity at a council ...

AMID all the ropemaking at Chatham’s Historic Dockyard a fascinating new yarn is unfolding. It is the incredible history of the 90-gun Namur — one of the Royal Navy’s most significantwa… ...

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 ...

This sprawlingly ambitious dance show certainly delivers atmosphere. Forty years ago, the Chatham dockyard shut up shop, ending over 400 years of building ships for trade, exploration and empire ...

For more than 400 years, the Chatham Dockyard was at the heart of British Maritime history. When it closed in 1984, thousands were put out of work and the dockyard fell into disuse. But now it is ...

Chatham Dockyard is an important landmark to Medway and is an integral part to the town. I believe that is has more to offer than people realise and isn’t utilised as much as it should be.