By steamer to the Kent coast
Gladwell, Andrew, 2013, By steamer to the Kent coast, Stroud: Amberley publishing.
London gateway: maritime archaeology in the Thames Estuary
Firth, Antony et.al., 2012, London gateway: maritime archaeology in the Thames Estuary, Salisbury: Wessex Archaeology.
World naval base: the historic dockyard, Chatham, Kent
1999, World naval base: the historic dockyard, Chatham, Kent, Chatham: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
Shipwrecks of the Goodwin Sands
Larn, Richard, 1995, Shipwrecks of the Goodwin Sands, Gillingham: Meresborough Books.
Crossroads in ancient shipbuilding: proceedings of the sixth international symposium on boat and ship archaeology, Roskilde, 1991
Westerdahl, Christer (ed.), 1994, Crossroads in ancient shipbuilding: proceedings of the sixth international symposium on boat and ship archaeology, Roskilde, 1991, Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Chatham dockyard in old photographs
MacDougall, Phillip, 1994, Chatham dockyard in old photographs, Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing.
Harvey, Wallace, 1993, The merchant ships of Whitstable., Whitstable, Emprint Publications.
Harvey, Wallace, 1993, The merchant ships of Whitstable., Whitstable, Emprint Publications.
1993, Rochester sailing barges of the Victorian era, Rochester, Bob Childs.
1993, Rochester sailing barges of the Victorian era, Rochester, Bob Childs.
Transport in Kent 1900-1938: a selection of historic postcards
Baldock, Eric (ed.), 1991, Transport in Kent 1900-1938: a selection of historic postcards, Rainham: Mersborough Books.
Barge building and barge builders of the Swale
Sattin, D., 1990, Barge building and barge builders of the Swale, Rainham : Meresborough books.
Burne, John, 1989, Dartford's capital river: paddle steamers, personalities and smallpox boats, Buckingham: Barracuda Books.
Historic architecture of Chatham Dockyard 1700-1850
1982, Historic architecture of Chatham Dockyard 1700-1850, Greenwich: National Maritime Museum.
Royal dockyards
MacDougall, Phillip, 1982, Royal dockyards, Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
A century of cross-channel passenger ferries
Greenway, Ambrose, 1981, A century of cross-channel passenger ferries, London: Ian Allan.
The Chatham dockyard story
MacDougall, Phillip, 1981, The Chatham dockyard story, Rochester: Rochester Press.
Kent transport in old postcards
Baldock, Eric, 1980, Kent transport in old postcards, Rainham: Meresborough Books.
Just off the Swale: the story of the barge building village of Conyer
Sattin, D., 1978, Just off the Swale: the story of the barge building village of Conyer, Rainham: Meresborough Books.
Roman shipping and trade: Britain and the Rhine provinces
du Plat Taylor, Joan (ed.), 1978, Roman shipping and trade: Britain and the Rhine provinces, London: Council for British Archaeology.
Cement, mud and muddies: a history of the A.P.C.M barges
Willmott, Frank G., 1977, Cement, mud and muddies: a history of the A.P.C.M barges, Rainham: Mersborough Books.
Chatham: the story of a dockyard town
Presnail, James, 1976, Chatham: the story of a dockyard town, Chatham: Medway Borough Council.
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