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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289H_h-m-s-victory_Chertsey-England.html
On this Site
In the Old Single Dock
H.M.S."Victory"
Was Laid Down on 23rd August 1759 and
Launched on the 7th May 1765 + + + She was
Almost Entirely Rebuilt in Chatham
Yard during the Years 1800 to 1803 and
On 30th July 1803 S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289G_the-clocktower-building_Chertsey-England.html
The Clocktower Building, 1723
Scheduled Ancient Monument
The oldest naval store-house to survive in any of the Royal Dockyards. The Clocktower Building was constructed at the head of the docks as a 'present use store' for materials and equipme…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289F_no-1-machine-shop-1861-armour-plate-shop-1865_Chertsey-England.html
No. 1 Machine Shop 1861; Armour Plate Shop 1865
Grade II* Listed Buildings
The decision to build HMS Achilles at the Dockyard in 1861 led to the requirement for new buildings to be able to house the machine tools required to work with iron. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289E_no-2-dry-dock-1856_Chertsey-England.html
No.2 Dry Dock, 1856
Scheduled Ancient Monument
This was the site of the Old Single Dock where HMS Victory was built and launched in 1765.
As ship building changed from wood to iron and the size of vessels increased, there was a need to ex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289D_no-1-smithery-1808_Chertsey-England.html
No.1 Smithery, 1808
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In 1805 the Dockyard Officers petitioned the Navy Board for a new Smithery at Chatham to replace an earlier and smaller 18th century Smiths' Shop as a result of the "great introduction of iron wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289C_plate-bending-rolls-1913_Chertsey-England.html
Plate-Bending Rolls, 1913
Hugh Smith & Co, Possil Works, Glasgow
One of the largest machine tools ever used in Chatham Dockyard, this set of 42ft (12.8m) plate-bending rolls weighs 200 tons. It was installed in the yard's No. 5 machine shop i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289B_timber-seasoning-sheds-1774_Chertsey-England.html
Timber-Seasoning Sheds, 1774
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In May 1771 the Earl of Sandwich and other Commissioners of the Admiralty Board visited Chatham and were shown how ships built with improperly seasoned timber had rotted away. Shortly af…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM289A_brunel-saw-mill-canal-lock-1812-14_Chertsey-England.html
Brunel Saw Mill Canal Lock, 1812-14
Scheduled Ancient Monument
During the Napoleonic Wars the Dockyard needed ever larger supplies of timber for shipbuilding and repair. To satisfy this increased demand the Navy built one of Britain's first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2899_south-mast-pond-1696_Chertsey-England.html
South Mast Pond, 1696
Scheduled Ancient Monument
The grey gravel area marks the location of the South Mast Pond. First dug in 1696, it is now the Historic Dockyard's oldest surviving Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was filled in during the lat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2898_north-mast-pond-1702_Chertsey-England.html
North Mast Pond, 1702
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In the age of sail fir logs for mast-making were first seasoned by storing them under water in the mast ponds. This allowed the sap to die back without the resin drying out. The Dockyard had tw…