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Extract from the Chatham Travel Guides:
CHATHAM
, less than a mile east of Rochester and one stop further on by train, has none of the charms of its neighbour. Its chief attraction is its
Historic Dockyard
(April-Oct daily 10am-5pm; Feb, March & Nov Wed, Sat & Sun 10am-4pm; 8.50;
), originally founded by Henry VIII, and once the major base of the Royal Navy - many of whose vessels were built, stationed and victualled here - it commanded worldwide supremacy from the Tudor era until the end of the Victorian age. Well sheltered, yet close to London and the sea, and lined with tidal mud flats which helped support ships' keels during construction,...
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