Construction of the church at Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey was started in 1366. Building work continued on the church, which was originally dedicated to St James, but later was changed to the Church of the Holy Trinity. Construction...

Queenborough began life as a Saxon settlement and quickly grew in importance as the Isle of Sheppey became industrialised. The Guildhall Museum in Queenborough tells the complex and intriguing story of how this small town became central the Isle of...

Iwade is a small village that overlooks the Swale in North Kent and onto the Isle of Sheppey. At the heart of Iwade is the village church of All Saints. The church was originally built in the early 12th or...

Holy Trinity Church is located at the heart of the community in Sheerness in the centre of the town. Today it is surrounded by a busy road network but when built in the 18th Century the church provided spiritual relief...

Kemsley is a small suburb of Sittingbourne in Kent famous for its papermaking industry and is also home to Kemsley Bowls Club. The bowls club operates from a single grass green together with a comfortable clubhouse. The bowls season runs...

Situated in the centre of the modern day town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey is one of the oldest surviving clock towers in Kent. It is also the largest free standing cast iron example of its type in...

In 2009 Sheerness Golf Club on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent celebrated its 100th anniversary. The club is often mentioned as being one of Kent’s best kept golfing secrets and is a challenge to even the most experienced golfers....

Located on a side street off Sheerness High Street can be found Sheerness Heritage Centre. The weatherboarded cottage was built sometime in the early 19th Century and before being transformed into a centre for information on the history of Sheerness...

Kent County Council owns and operates one of the largest network of libraries and information centres in the United Kingdom and one of these can be found in Sheerness. Sheerness Library in the centre of the community offers residents and...

The town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey was first established as a base for the Royal Navy in the 16th Century and over the years many men have sailed from the port to meet their deaths abroad. During...

In the centre of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey and not far from the seafront is a modern and well equipped sports centre, the Sheppey Leisure Complex. The leisure centre has a wide range of equipment and facilities including...

The town of Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, grew rapidly after the Royal Navy chose the site as a dockyard for its warships in the mid 1800s. As Sheerness Dockyard grew so too did the need for...