Drill Hall Library
The Drill Hall Library in North Road, Chatham in Kent, England, was built as a military drill hall in 1902, for the Royal Navy as part of HMS Pembroke shore establishment and barracks.Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: University building
- Description: library building in Medway, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Drill Hall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lower Lines Park and Medway Police Station.
Lower Lines Park
Park
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Lines Park, also known as Admiral's Gardens, is a public park in Gillingham, Kent. The park is part of the former Chatham Lines, a defensive moat built in 1803 to protect Chatham Dockyard. Lower Lines Park is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Drill Hall Library.
Medway Police Station
Public building
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Medway Police Station is the main Kent Police facility for the Medway towns, located on Purser Way in Gillingham, Kent. It serves all Medway divisions and replaced several older local stations in Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Rainham. Medway Police Station is situated 1,900 feet east of Drill Hall Library.
St George’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St George’s Chapel is a Grade II listed chapel in Chatham, Kent, England. It is located within the former Chatham Dockyard area, historically known as HMS Pembroke, which served the Royal Navy for centuries. St George’s Chapel is situated 1,200 feet west of Drill Hall Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brompton and Gillingham.
Brompton
Village
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brompton is a suburban village situated between the town centres of Gillingham and Chatham, lying adjacent to Chatham Dockyard in Medway, Kent, England. Its name means "a farmstead where broom grows" — broom is a small yellow flowering shrub.
Gillingham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gillingham is a town on the River Medway in the north of the English county of Kent. Together with its neighbouring towns of Rochester and Chatham it forms a large urban area known as the Medway Towns.
Chatham
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatham is a historic maritime town in the English county of Kent, on the River Medway. Steeped in naval heritage, it offers a mix of cultural, outdoor, and family-friendly activities.
Drill Hall Library
- Categories: drill hall, library building, building, historic site, historic building, and education
- Location: Frindsbury Extra, Medway, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.39836° or 51° 23′ 54″ northLongitude
0.53973° or 0° 32′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9F329GXQ+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 132205383OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q15215110
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