dailyinfo[5]=' CH/316(S) Private Jack WILSON Chatham Bn. For a young lad it was always very impressive.Mon Mar 30 21:56:09 2009, Roger G.J.HaffendenI remember arriving at Chatham Dockyard in the Spring of 1954 to join H.M.S. "Killingholme" Royal Naval Air Service who died 27/04/1916 CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL United Kingdom ' dailyinfo[12]=' Brigadier General Henry Buchanan KIRK Four times Mentioned in Despatches Cdg. If either yourself, a friend or relative has a story they would like to share with us, we would love to hear it. NOSTALGIA: Were you one of these Dockyard apprentices? The grandfather-of-three said: Apart from working together, we used to go out to nightclubs together where most of us met our partners.. Kent ME4 4TZ, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust is a Registered Charity No. Camaraderie and companionship was important to all Dockyard employees, the boys say. 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After the abolition of the post of Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, Chatham's Admiral Superintendent took on the additional role of local Flag Officer (with local command responsibilities) and the title Flag Officer, Medway. So the boys did, they wore ties. Alternatively, search The National Archives Library to see what is available to consult at Kew. Among the earliest for Chatham was Upnor Castle, built in 1567, on the opposite side of the River Medway. [130] During this time, Chatham Dept provided basic training for new recruits. Designed by Edward Holl, it has a gallery supported on cast iron columns, one of the first uses of cast iron in the dockyard. "Without a shadow of a doubt, those were the best years of my life, apart from my married life of course.". R.N. Brian said: "Chatham was more strict, you'd have to do your tie up and you couldn't roll up your sleeves.". Maritime history records held by other archives. It normally took place approx 4 . [132], A Royal Commission of 1861 (set up in the wake of the Crimean War to improve the sanitary condition of Britain's Army barracks and Hospitals)[133] was scathing in its judgement of facilities at Chatham; in the years that followed several alterations were made to Chatham Barracks (which had changed little over the preceding century): an additional storey was added to several of the barrack blocks to help alleviate overcrowding, and new buildings were inserted among the old, containing improved facilities for cooking, washing and recreation. Those for the officers were placed in a single row on elevated ground to the east, accessed from the parade ground by way of a double ramp; they provided housing for two field officers, twelve captains and thirty-seven subalterns. Built on the site of what had been the convict prison, the barracks complex could accommodate 4,742 officers and seamen in a series of large blocks built along the length of a terrace. Royal Field Artillery who died 10/05/1918 VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE France ' [27], To meet the new demands of building in iron, metal mills were built alongside the smithery in 1845, containing rolling machinery and furnaces for reprocessing iron. "It was all about companionship and camaraderie really," added Keith. The Dock would be filled with all types of Naval ships, decked out with flags & crew dressed in their dress uniforms. WIPS & CSR TEAM - Handing over of Old clothes, Books & Toys To Tata Power Mahila Bachat Gat - 20.01.2022. I later transfer to The Foundry and on it's closure I was sent to the training school in Kyber Road to train as a Engine Fitter. Chatham's establishment as a naval dockyard was precipitated by the use of the Medway as a safe anchorage by the ships of what became (under King Henry VIII) England's permanent Royal Navy. [127] The Infantry Barracks went on to serve as a home depot for numerous regiments. In 1832 the post of commissioner was replaced by the post of superintendent, who was invested with the same power and authority as the former commissioners, "except in matters requiring an Act of Parliament to be submitted by the Commissioner of the Navy". These were designed by Captain, No 7 Slip is one of the earliest examples of a modern metal, No 2 Dry Dock 1856 was built on the site of "The Old Single Dock" where HMS, No 3 Dry Dock 1820, the first to be constructed of stone, was designed by, No 4 Dry Dock 1840 was built on the site of one of a parallel pair of docks built in 1686 (the second of which was converted into the adjacent slipway, No. Two years later the project was largely complete, with facilities provided alongside for gun mounting and mast rigging, as well as a victualling depot and a coaling area. [18], One of the disadvantages of Chatham (and also of the Thames-side yards) was their relative inaccessibility for ships at sea (including those anchored in The Nore). [128] The three-storey barrack blocks were aligned northsouth. The Dockyard led to large numbers of military personnel being garrisoned in Chatham and the surrounding area. [20] The docks varied from 160ft (49m) to 186ft (57m) in length. South Staffordshire Regiment who died 01/05/1920 KRANJI MILITARY CEMETERY Singapore ' [21] Building works at Chatham did not compare with the substantial expansions underway at Portsmouth and Plymouth at this time; but the southern part of the yard was significantly redeveloped, with construction of two new storehouses on Anchor Wharf and a major reconfiguration of the ropery. He said: It was second to none. Chatham dockyard closed in 1984, and 84 acres (34ha) of the Georgian dockyard is now managed as the Chatham Historic Dockyard visitor attraction by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.