2010
TQ7568 : Interior of the Ropery at Chatham Dockyard
taken 15 years ago, near to Brompton, Medway, England

Interior of the Ropery at Chatham Dockyard
The interior of the Double Ropehouse at Chatham Dockyard which was constructed between 1786 and 1791 at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. In order to create rope long enough for the Admiralty's requirements, the building is over 346m in length.