Behind the Scenes Archives - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust

Our Blog highlights even more locations, attractions, and activities you can enjoy at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, with news and interesting ideas on how to make the most of your next visit.

23 May 2022

Behind the Scenes

Milk float (re)delivery: refurbishing our historic electric vehicles

23 May 2022

Behind the Scenes

Bringing our uniform collection back to life

20 May 2022

Behind the Scenes

World Bee Day: Beekeeping at The Dockyard

20 April 2022

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Monitoring Light: A Key part of preservation within our Galleries

07 April 2022

Behind the Scenes

The rejuvenation of the Old Surgery – What has it become today?

04 March 2022

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Conservation of hidden treasures: Step into the shoes of our new Conservator, Karoline-Sofie

04 March 2022

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HM Submarine Ocelot – The Big Clean

23 February 2022

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Preservation of HMS Gannet: Renovating the Top Mast

21 February 2022

Rochester Castle on the historic railway at The Historic Dockyard Chatham

21 February 2022

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Increasing our pulling power: overhauling the Rochester Castle locomotive

14 February 2022

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Behind the scenes: Caring for historical naval uniforms

03 February 2022

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Dockyard drama – where is Call the Midwife is filmed?

25 January 2022

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Securing valuable treasures: a behind the scenes look at the work of a Mount Maker

22 November 2021

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Gold-gilded coat of arms once again fit for a King

01 July 2021

Behind the Scenes

Preparing a WRNS Uniform for display

04 June 2021

Behind the Scenes

Microplastics and the River Medway – understanding our environmental impact

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May 15

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As a charity, our two core purposes are 'learning' and 'preservation'. If you visit us this season you will see preservation in action as we undertake some essential works to the mast of HMS Cavalier.

Whilst the scaffold might detract a little from the spectacular sight of our Second World War Destroyer, the tower has been constructed around the main mast whilst we determine the severity of some corrosion that was discovered on a routine inspection. We are working with a Structural Engineer to assess the extent of the damage and develop a repair strategy.

Income from our visitors helps support this important work. Each time you purchase a ticket, buy a coffee in our cafe or pick up something in our shop you are contributing to the ongoing maintenance of our historic ships and the preservation of the most compete Dockyard from the Age of Sail for generations to come.

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May 12

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🎉Happy 80th birthday to Ken (centre of image), who has volunteered on HMS CAVALIER since 1982 when she was original… https://t.co/WKwAmxKp4W

about 1 hour ago

#OnThisDay 1972 (50th Anniversary): HMS Cavalier was de-commissioned for the last time at Chatham. #Cavalier return… https://t.co/gLrozJJfOv

about 8 hours ago

⚓ #VisitorAnnouncement ⚓ There will be disruption across our site due to filming work taking place on 6, 7, 8, 10,… https://t.co/Q6mGRazduH

9:00 AM Jul 6th

📢 Ticket drop. To kick start the school summer holiday we are providing 10,000 free tickets to the Historic Dockyar… https://t.co/kq1i6i5uTl

3:30 PM Jul 4th

⚓ Visitor Notice ⚓ HMS CAVALIER will be closed tomorrow morning, Monday 4 July, and will be closed all day on Tuesd… https://t.co/2C6jFUxp22

8:50 AM Jul 3rd

Today we launch episode 2 of Dock Pod, our new #podcast. We tell you all about the upcoming Medway Gaming and Creat… https://t.co/WXglf6Lnec

1:56 PM Jul 2nd

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May 7

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Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, HMS Victory, launched on this day in 1765 from Chatham.
Proclaimed 'the biggest and best ever' in an 18th century London newspaper, the 104-gun first-rate ship was wished bon voyage by 'many persons of quality and distinction' as she embarked on her first mission for the Royal Navy's reserve fleet. She returned to Chatham for major repairs both before and after the Battle of Trafalgar.

Today Victory resides in Portsmouth but we have a model on display in our Command of the Oceans galleries.

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May 3

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🌞 Commissioner's Garden 🌞

Thanks to our hardworking gardeners our secret garden, tucked behind Commissioner's House, is looking stunning in the Spring sunshine.

Hopefully it won't be too long before we can reopen our gates and everyone can enjoy a dose of the Garden of England in full bloom.

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Latest blog articles

Milk float (re)delivery: refurbishing our historic electric vehicles

Bringing our uniform collection back to life

World Bee Day: Beekeeping at The Dockyard

Monitoring Light: A Key part of preservation within our Galleries

The rejuvenation of the Old Surgery – What has it become today?

Conservation of hidden treasures: Step into the shoes of our new Conservator, Karoline-Sofie

HM Submarine Ocelot – The Big Clean

Preservation of HMS Gannet: Renovating the Top Mast

Increasing our pulling power: overhauling the Rochester Castle locomotive

Behind the scenes: Caring for historical naval uniforms

Dockyard drama – where is Call the Midwife is filmed?

Securing valuable treasures: a behind the scenes look at the work of a Mount Maker

Gold-gilded coat of arms once again fit for a King

Preparing a WRNS Uniform for display

Microplastics and the River Medway – understanding our environmental impact

Medway Gaming & Creative Festival

16 Jul - 17 Jul

Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744

12 Feb - 20 Nov

Octonauts Octo-Cadet Training Academy

28 May - 04 Sep

Latest blog articles

Category

Milk float (re)delivery: refurbishing our historic electric vehicles

Bringing our uniform collection back to life

World Bee Day: Beekeeping at The Dockyard

Monitoring Light: A Key part of preservation within our Galleries

The rejuvenation of the Old Surgery – What has it become today?

Conservation of hidden treasures: Step into the shoes of our new Conservator, Karoline-Sofie

HM Submarine Ocelot – The Big Clean

Preservation of HMS Gannet: Renovating the Top Mast

Increasing our pulling power: overhauling the Rochester Castle locomotive

Behind the scenes: Caring for historical naval uniforms

Dockyard drama – where is Call the Midwife is filmed?

Securing valuable treasures: a behind the scenes look at the work of a Mount Maker

Gold-gilded coat of arms once again fit for a King

Preparing a WRNS Uniform for display

Microplastics and the River Medway – understanding our environmental impact

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