Medway History Showcase
On the 5th of October at the Royal Engineers Museum, we have the Medway History Showcase. Join local museums, universities, archives, and history groups in an action-packed day of engagement inspired by Medway’s history of trade, travel, and settlement.
Find a full outline of exhibitors here.
Talks to include:
- 1020-1050 Adam Taylor – ‘Almost Lost Islands of the Medway Estuary’
- 1055-1125 Jason Mazzocchi – ‘Memory and Identity in the North Kent Mariner communities.’
- 1145-1215 Stuart Bligh – ‘William Harrison the clipper ship captain’
- 1220-1250 Dr Diane Heath – ‘The lost Bestiary Animals of Rochester.’
- 1330-1400 Orders and Medals Research Society, Kent Branch – ‘The Broken Sword VC’
- 1405-1435 Dr Martin Watts – ‘Innocence Lost: Kent and the Battle of the Somme.’
- 1450-1520 CWGC – ‘Lost at Sea – The Chatham Naval Memorial.’
- 1525-1555 Steve Davies, ‘The Military Grave Restorer’
