Maritime Kent Conference 2024: Shipbuilding
The Kent Shipbuilding conference organised jointly by KAS (Maritime Kent Research Group) and Chatham Historic Dockyard.
The Russian Navy Comes to Kent
Dr Philip MacDougall outlines his research into the influence and connections of Kent’s naval facilities with the Russian Navy through from Peter I's visit to Chatham in 1698 to the later use of Chatham by the Russian Navy during the French Wars of the eighteenth century.
Useful resources for Maritime Kent Research
Useful web links for reading and research on the rich history of maritime Kent.
Replica cog boat: The Nicholas
Dave Batchelor and Paul Damon of the Sandwich Medieval Trust give an update on a fascinating project to build a replica of a medieval ship.
Maison Dieu Website
The extended and updated Maison Dieu website now includes much more detailed information about the history of the building, including its many maritime links.
Aims of the Maritime Kent Special Interest Group
The Maritime Kent Special Interest Group has been set up as a focal point to support and to disseminate research and information relating to Kent’s rich maritime heritage.
First meeting of the Maritime Kent Special Interest Group
A report on the first meeting of the Maritime Kent Special Interest Group held on 5th January 2023 at Chatham Dockyard.
President’s Column
KAS Magazine, Issue 117 (New Year 2022). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Maritime Kent Through the Ages
A wide-ranging history of the geography and communities of Kent from the earliest times to the present day. Edited by Stuart Bligh, Elizabeth Edwards and Sheila Sweetinburgh.
- Agriculture
- Archaeology Research Group
- Architecture
- Bexley
- Bobbing
- Bredhurst
- Broadstairs
- Bronze Age
- Chart Sutton
- Charters
- Chatham
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Cold War
- Defences
- Detling
- Dover
- Excavations
- Gravesend
- Heritage
- Historic Buildings Research Group
- History & Archives Research Group
- Hollingbourne
- Iron Age
- Kent Defences Research Group
- Lees Court
- Lees Court Estate Project
- Manors
- Maritime
- Maritime Kent Research Group
- Medieval
- Meopham
- Military History
- Modern
- Monasticism
- Northfleet
- Orpington & District Archaeological Society
- Place Names
- Place Names Research Group
- Place Names Research group
- Prehistoric
- Sittingbourne
- Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
- Southfleet
- Swale
- Tilbury
- Tonbridge
- World War I
- World War II