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A hammerman operating a handwheel on the side of an heavy duty B & S Massey steam hammer in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard during the forging of a large billet. (Colour transparency)
An overhead view of part of a model of Chatham Dockyard as it existed in the mid 1700s. (Colour transparency)
A Henry Berry & Co. Ltd. hydraulic press in one of the main bays in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A B & S Massey Ltd steam hammer and associated boiler in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Monochrome transparency)
A close view of a range of tools in front of a B & S Massey Ltd steam hammer in one of the bays of Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith making a chain at his bench in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A close-up view of an hand-written notice that is advertising limbo dancing and it is displayed in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Inside the north bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard, looking east-north-east from the west end. (Colour transparency)
A smith and two hammermen forging a stanchion in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith and a hammerman forging the foot of a stanchion in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Inside the north bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard, looking east-north-east from the west end. (Colour transparency)
Inside the pipe bending shop in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Looking up a ladder in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Medway House, the former Commissioner's House, and the Communications Centre on Main Gate Road in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Looking along the centreline inside the north bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Looking into the machine shop from the pipe bending shop in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Inside the centre bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard, looking east from near the main double doors. (Colour transparency)
An open storage area for mobile cranes in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith using a S. Russell & Sons Ltd heavy duty metal sawing machine, Yard No. 1347, in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith making a new spring using the John Bull coiling machine in the spring making workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A smith relaxing during his meal break in the spring making workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
The east end of the centre bay in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A close view of a number of penstock valves on lagged pipework outside a golden buff brick-built building, possibly a boilerhouse, in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Three smiths sitting near on open furnace inside the extension in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
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