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This ex naval workshop and fitting out dockyard was all but gone when I visited it and it seemed such a shame that this barracks / workshops / rope works was not left as a preserved item rather than the piecemeal exhibit it now is .

Don't get me wrong it has plenty still to see but the massive ship conversion site is but a shadow of its former self , and I would love to have seen it in a more complete state than it now is .

I have viewed small sections of its former self and heard many tales of what it was like in a former life , but the fragmented nature of it detracts from its former glory as I understand it .

If anyone out there with a kindly disposition has any photos of what was once a thriving naval depot I would dearly love to see them PLEASE.

Its the sections betwixt the [spar pool ? ] and the rope works I refer to and the now silted up quayside .

Yes I know it has lots to offer , as my previous 2 visits have confirmed to me but that is a mere shadow of its former self .
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I dont know if you ever visit here David...... :idea: but any more news on the INVINCIBLE, David please let us know , would be great to here how they are getting on with the Wreck Dive .... :)
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UPDATE - Worth a scroll thru, even just for the images ~ https://mailchi.mp/4aa5df499398/dockyar ... 4a30e7bf0d
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Model of H.M.S. Victory on display in the dockyard.
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love to be able to convert that to R/C and set it in the water
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Historic Dockyard Chatham

2024 is shaping up to be a very BIG year for us here at The Historic Dockyard Chatham.
From events including Medway Gaming Festival and Salute to the '40s; to exhibitions like RNLI 200: The Exhibition and Ralph STEADman: INKling; through to big celebrations of HMS CAVALIER turning 80 and The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust's 40th anniversary.
Read the 40 Things To See and Do blog on our website for the full list: https://thedockyard.co.uk/40-things-to- ... OHAkKhj81o
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40th anniversary of Royal Navy leaving Chatham Dockyard

For centuries it was the thriving heart of north Kent – a massive dockyard employing generations of skilled workers.

But 40 years ago this weekend, it all came to a sad end when the Royal Navy said farewell to Chatham. But as one chapter closed, another one opened…

Continues https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/new ... -o-304119/

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