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The Assistant Queen's Harbour Master's office at Chatham Dockyard is a Georgian brick building forming part of the administrative infrastructure of one of England's most significant naval establishments. Built in the eighteenth century, the structure reflects the dockyard's expansion during a period of intensive naval development and represents the bureaucratic apparatus that managed naval operations and shipbuilding activities. The building exemplifies the functional architectural style characteristic of dockyard administration blocks of its era, constructed in materials and proportions suited to its institutional purpose. As a component of the broader Chatham Dockyard complex, itself a monument to Britain's maritime industrial heritage, the office building documents the formal hierarchies and operational requirements of a major naval facility during the Georgian period.
Chatham Dockyard, Assistant Queen's Harbour Master's office is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003375. View the official record →
The Assistant Queen's Harbour Master's office at Chatham Dockyard is a Georgian brick building forming part of the administrative infrastructure of one of England's most significant naval establishments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003375.
Chatham Dockyard, Assistant Queen's Harbour Master's office is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003375.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort Luton (3.1 km), Fort Borstal (3.6 km), Fort Horstead (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chatham Dockyard, Assistant Queen's Harbour Master's office's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Chatham Dockyard, Assistant Queen's Harbour Master's office stands on Cenozoic sedimentary rocks, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sedimentary rocks; London Basin.