Chatham, Kent

Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. Together with Rochester, Gillingham and Strood it is today part of the Medway Towns conurbation.

People of note

Charles Dickens lived in the town as a small boy, both in the Brook and Ordnance Terrace. He subsequently described it as the happiest period of his childhood, and eventually returned to the area in adulthood when he bought a house in nearby Gad's Hill. Others of note include the composer Percy Whitlock (1903-1946); the painter Richard Dadd (1819-1887); and, in more modern times, the artists Billy Childish and Wolf Howard.

Related Topics:
Charles Dickens - Percy Whitlock - Richard Dadd - Billy Childish - Wolf Howard

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