Links to Other Sites
Below are some links to other sites covering Medway and Kent. If you have a site
you'd like added, just drop me an e-mail with the addresses, and I'll have a look
at it.
Please note that these are links to sites which are nothing to do with me, so don't
try holding me responsible for any content you may find offensive, incorrect, or
which you just don't like.
If you're trying to trace relatives or ancestors in the area, try our
Family History Resources page.
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Other Medway Sites - People and Places
Borstal is a village just outside Rochester, and is home to the original Borstal
Institution. Find out more at this site.
Dedicated to upholding the memory of Chatham Dockyard's contribution to serving
the Royal Navy over four centuries.
Formed in 1950, the objects of the society are to "bring together all those who
are interested in the history and the archaeology of the Medway Towns and the immediate
surrounding area".
The society helps to improve the environment and quality of life for Rochester's
residents and visitors. They also publish books and leaflets for visitors.
David Perdue is a big fan of Charles Dickens, and it shows in this excellent site.
Pretty much everything you could ever want to know about Charles Dickens' life and
works are covered.
Photos and details of the railway in Chatham Historic Dockyard, which is looked
after and operated by The North Kent Industrial Locomotive Society.
Did you work at Chatham Dockyard between 1945 and 1984? If you did, or if you'd
like to find out more about this period of the yard's history, then why not visit
this site? It's part of the webmaster's study of the yard, and has photos, forums
and articles about the yard.
Graham White created this site describing
Chatham's Theatre Royal, and its history during the campaign to raise funds
for the restoration of the building.
The Theatre Royal stands in Chatham High Street. It was built in 1899 and closed
in 1955, when it was divided into shops and warehouses. A long-term campaign to
restore the theatre had to be abandoned recently, and the building was demolished
during May 2009.
The site mentions that, after the building was divided up, its original use was
all but forgotten. Sadly I'd have to agree - I've lived in the area all of my life
and didn't know where the Theatre Royal was until the campaign to save it started.
Alan Watkins' huge collection of photographs of the River Medway and its surroundings,
from the estuary through to Maidstone. Well worth a visit.
Berengrave Local Nature Reserve is on the Lower Rainham Road (the Saxon Shore Way)
near Lower Rainham. It used to be a chalk quarry, providing raw materials to the
nearby cement factory.
This website describes the reserve, the hard work put in by all of the volunteers,
and the wildlife you can find there.
A very interesting site on castles and cathedrals (with plenty of photos), designed
by Paul Hillman. Although it's still under construction there are already sections
on Rochester Castle and Cathedral, among others.
This isn't strictly a Medway site, but I've put it in here as the first two entries
in his index are about Rochester.
Rainham is a recent addition to the Medway Towns, being transferred from Sittingbourne
to Gillingham early in the 20th century. This site tells you more about the town
and its history, and has plenty of photographs of the way it used to be.
The Parish of Frindsbury Extra includes the villages of Upnor and Wainscott, and
some other outlying settlements. It also includes the Medway City Estate.
Halling lies next to the River Medway, about 4 miles upstream from Rochester. This
is the parish council's web site.
The Kent Messenger Group's Medway news site - all the latest local news.
Kent Town and Village Sites
The official online guide and reference to Faversham and the surrounding area. A
very useful site with lots of information.
The unofficial and oldest Hawkinge web site.
History and Information about the county of Kent.
History and Information about the town of Sandwich, Kent.
Walmer is only six miles away from Dover, and is reputedly where Julius Caesar and
his legions landed in 55BC. Walmer Castle was built by Henry VIII, and has been
the official residence of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports since the 18th Century.
The Duke of Wellington lived in Walmer for 23 years.
Higham lies outside Strood, on the A226 between the Medway Towns and Gravesend.
It's not just the place where Charles Dickens died - there's much more to it, as
this well designed site reveals.
The Parish of Higham is part of Gravesham Borough. As well as a lot of countryside,
the parish includes the three villages of Higham Upshire, Lower Higham and Three
Crutches, as well as the small hamlet of Church Street and several great houses
Other Kent Sites
The Sea Cadet Corps is a uniformed voluntary youth organisation for young people
between the ages of ten and eighteen, based at Barton's Point on the Isle of Sheppey.
They were also kind enough to provide me with the coordinates of a number of shipwrecks
in the Medway Estuary for this site.
Paranormal investigators conducting research and vigils across Kent and the South
East of England.
Research and Study of Underground Features in the Counties of Kent and East Sussex.
Everything you could ever want to know about the history of Kent's railways - see
the Rochester goods depot before it turned into a building site , and the Strood
harbour and shunting yards before they turned into a housing estate. The index covers
almost every station and goods yard in the area - if trains interest you, this will
keep you occupied for hours!
A very interesting site full of explorations of disused bunkers, forts and tunnels
in Kent.
This rapidly expanding web site covers all sorts of interesting parts of Sheppey,
including the Minster Workhouse, Sheerness Dockyard, Queenborough Castle and Garrison
Point Fort.
Originally part of the Sheppey Website, this forum has plenty of discussions about
the history of Kent. It'll keep you occupied for hours!
Other Interesting Sites Outside Kent
Hundreds of regularly updated photographs of the less attractive, but no less interesting,
parts of London.
There are photos of derelict pubs, cafes, railways, hospitals and waterways amongst
others. I've spent hours browsing here myself!
Software Resources
Here are some links to sites providing free software for web development, all of
which I've used to create this site. Have a look, you might find them useful.
Home of the Active Guestbook script, used on this site. If your web host lets you
upload CGI (Perl) scripts, this is the one for you. It's free for non-commercial
use!
Free web stats and hit counter with lots of excellent extras.
WebSnapr lets you capture screenshots of almost any web page and display them as
previews. Most of the shots on this links page are created using this site.
A great resource full of scripts for your site. Our change list is created with
the RSS Display
Boxes script.
Articles about software development - one of my other sites.
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