Dockyard Church receives lifeline from Government's Culture Recovery Fund

The Dockyard Church project has been awarded a lifeline grant of £250k from the Culture Recovery Fund towards the costs of repairs to this Grade II* building at risk.

NewsWilliam Palin7 November 2020sheerness dockyarddockyard, church, sheerness, bluetown, sheppey, heritage, history, historic, restoration, rebuild, architecture, architectural, archaeologyComment

Discovered fragment foretells fate of burned Church

A remarkable charred fragment of church history has been discovered in a floor vent by the Coniston team at the site as they carefully cleared the area ready for work to commence. The remains of this fragile hymn or prayer book also features an intriguing last line! Was it from the 1881 or the 2001 fire?

Arts, HeritageWilliam Palin28 October 2020dockyard, church, sheerness, bluetown, sheppey, heritage, history, historic, restoration, rebuild, architecture, architectural, archaeology

Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust ~ AGM 2020

Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust will be holding this year's AGM on Saturday 19th September 2020 at 6pm. Due to Covid-19 this will be held over the internet via Zoom.

News, CommunityWilliam Palin5 September 2020Comment

Covid - 19 : Project Update

Statement from Will Palin, Chair of Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust.

NewsWilliam Palin13 April 2020Comment

Parapet Designs Proposed

Project UpdateWilliam Palin6 November 2019sheerness, dockyard, preservation, trust, bluetown, church, heritage, history, sheppey, historic, restoration, rebuild, architecture, architectural, archaeologyComment

Island Schools Arts Festival Contribute To The Project

ArtsWilliam Palin28 June 2019dockyard, church, sheerness, bluetown, sheppey, heritage, history, historic, restoration, rebuild, architecture, architectural, archaeologyComment

Future Secured For Neglected Treasure Of England's Naval Heritage

The Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust (SDPT) has secured £4.2 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the rescue, repair and transformation of one of England’s great forgotten monuments, the Grade II* listed former Dockyard Church at Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.