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Medway House is a Grade I listed building located within Chatham Dockyard in Kent, dating from the late seventeenth century. Constructed during the period of naval expansion under Charles II, the building served as an official residence for senior dockyard personnel, reflecting the growing importance of Chatham as a naval establishment. The structure exemplifies seventeenth-century domestic architecture adapted to serve administrative functions within the dockyard complex. Its survival within the dockyard precinct represents a significant record of the institutional and residential infrastructure that supported one of England's principal naval facilities during the early modern period.
Chatham Dockyard, Medway House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003374. View the official record →
Medway House is a Grade I listed building located within Chatham Dockyard in Kent, dating from the late seventeenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003374.
Chatham Dockyard, Medway House 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 1003374.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fort Luton (3.1 km), Fort Borstal (3.7 km), Fort Horstead (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chatham Dockyard, Medway House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chatham Dockyard, Medway House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.