Sheerness Naval Dockyard, Kent: close-up of the chain-testing house
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA5085 |
| Architect/Designer | Holl, Edward (d. 1824)
Rennie, John (1761-1821)
Rennie, Sir John (1794-1874)
Taylor, George Ledwell (1788-1873)
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| Artist/Photographer | de Mare, Eric (1910-2002)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | Sheerness |
| Subject Date | 1856 |
| Image Date | 1956 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Victorian |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | AP96/123 |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Eric de Mare / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
John Rennie was the engineer who surveyed and designed the new Dockyard for Sheerness, which was completed by his son after his death. Edward Holl, civil architect to Admiralty, and his successor George Ledwell Taylor, are thought to be responsible for the designs of the main brick buildings.
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Subject tags
windows, brickwork, industrial buildings, dockyards