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| − | '''Medway''' is a [[unitary authority]] in north [[Kent]], covering the area known as the Medway Towns (Rochester, Chxtham, Gillingham, Strood, and Rainham). It is located on the River Medway near its confluence with the Thames Estuary. The current unitary authority was formed in 1998 by merging the City of Rochester-upon-Medway with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council. Local landmarks include the old centre of Rochester with its castle and cathedral, and the former | + | '''Medway''' is a [[unitary authority]] in north [[Kent]], covering the area known as the Medway Towns (Rochester, Chxtham, Gillingham, Strood, and Rainham). It is located on the River Medway near its confluence with the Thames Estuary. The current unitary authority was formed in 1998 by merging the City of Rochester-upon-Medway with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council. Local landmarks include the old centre of Rochester with its castle and cathedral, and the former Chatham Dockyard. |
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
Revision as of 08:57, 11 December 2012
Note: "Chxtham" should of course be spelt with an a not an x - this is a technical problem being looked into!
Medway is a unitary authority in north Kent, covering the area known as the Medway Towns (Rochester, Chxtham, Gillingham, Strood, and Rainham). It is located on the River Medway near its confluence with the Thames Estuary. The current unitary authority was formed in 1998 by merging the City of Rochester-upon-Medway with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council. Local landmarks include the old centre of Rochester with its castle and cathedral, and the former Chatham Dockyard.
LGBT history
There was a Medway CHE group in the 1970s.
The Ship Inn in Rochester High Street claims to be Medway's only gay pub,[1] and was well-known as a gay pub in the 1980s.[2]
Medway Library has an LGBTQ page.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.theshiprochester.com/
- ↑ http://www.kemglen.talktalk.net/stradivarius/OurHistory1.htm Stradivarius: "Living in Kent. From Richard"
- ↑ http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisureandculture/libraries/lovetoread/lgbtq.aspx
