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Chips, Strong Beer & Low Pay – Chatham’s Naval Dockyard

  • Jubilee Hall 19 Browndens Road Rochester, England, ME2 1JH United Kingdom (map)

Founded in 1570 and closed during the 1980s, the dockyard was Chatham's pride and the lifeblood of the community. This talk describes what it was like to be employed in the yard, the type of work performed, the ships that were built and the lives of both the men and women who worked there.

Monday 14th September 2026

7:30pm Jubilee Hall, Browndens Road, Upper Halling ME2 1JH

All Welcome. Free to members of HHS.
Visitors £3.50 including refreshments. Raffle.

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