MEDWAY DISTRICT
Bibliography & Further Reading References
GREAT WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT WHICH INCLUDE KENT AREAS (WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW & OLD PARANORMAL STORIES AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION TOO)
HISTORY
⦁ Council, M. (2018). Leisure & libraries | Medway Council. [online] Medway.gov.uk. Available at: http://www.medway.gov.uk/leisurecultureandsport/medwayarchivescentre/historyofmedway.aspx [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Rochester, Kent. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_Kent [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ Visitmedway.org. (2018). Visit Medway. [online] Available at: https://www.visitmedway.org/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ Workhouses.org.uk. (2018). The Workhouse in Medway, Kent. [online] Available at: http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Medway/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ Words by: Stephen Roberts. Pictures by: Manu Palomeque, P. (2018). 350 years since the Battle of Medway: 1667 - 2017. [online] Kent Life. Available at: http://www.kent-life.co.uk/home/350-years-since-the-battle-of-medway-1667-2017-1-5048085 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
⦁ THEATRE ROYAL CHATHAM
i. Kent Online. (2019). And the show goes on…. [online] Available at: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/and-the-show-goes-on-8919/ [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
ii. Historic Medway. (2019). Historic Medway - The Theatre Royal, Chatham. [online] Available at: https://www.historicmedway.co.uk/chatham/theatreroyal.htm [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
iii. Johnson, W. (2000). Kent stories of the supernatural. Newbury: Countryside Books.
iv. MacDougall, L., Doherty, S. and Madge, S. (2019). Kent's most haunted places you must avoid on Halloween night. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/ghostly-haunted-kent-places-halloween-701615 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
v. Paranormaldatabase.com. (2019). theatre ghosts and hauntings in the uk, from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/theatredata.php [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
vi. Kent Online. (2019). Theatre Royal. [online] Available at: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/curtain-call-for-theatre-royal--a98468/ [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
vii. Arthurlloyd.co.uk. (2019). Theatres and Halls in Chatham, Kent. [online] Available at: http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/ChathamTheatres.htm [Accessed 1 Mar. 2019].
⦁ INVICTA CINEMA/BINGO HALL - CHATHAM
i. Chathamhistoricalsoc.btck.co.uk. (2019). Chatham Historical Society - The Invicta Cinemas. [online] Available at: http://www.chathamhistoricalsoc.btck.co.uk/HistorySection/TheInvictaCinemas [Accessed 28 May 2019].
ii. Mystical-co.uk. (2019). Ghosts of South East England. [online] Available at: https://www.mystical-www.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=156:south-east-england&catid=46:ghosts-uk&Itemid=238 [Accessed 28 May 2019].
iii. Cinematreasures.org. (2019). Invicta Cinema in Chatham, GB - Cinema Treasures. [online] Available at: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/44523 [Accessed 28 May 2019].
iv. Munbodh, E. (2019). The world's most haunted bingo halls: Dare you enter?. [online] mirror. Available at: https://www.mirror.co.uk/features/worlds-most-haunted-bingo-halls-4491426 [Accessed 28 May 2019].
v. WDW Bingo. (2019). The World's Most Haunted Bingo Halls | WDW Bingo. [online] Available at: https://www.wdwbingo.co.uk/news/the-worlds-most-haunted-bingo-halls/ [Accessed 28 May 2019].
vi. The brook theatre Chatham
⦁ OAST CENTRE - RAINHAM
i. Kentparanormal.com. (2019). Rainham Oast House Paranormal Investigation With Ghost Hunter Tours 17/06/17 – kentparanormal.com. [online] Available at: http://kentparanormal.com/?p=382 [Accessed 28 May 2019].
ii. Oasthousetheatre.co.uk. (2019). Rainham Theatrical Society - Oasthouse Theatre - Theatre Details. [online] Available at: http://www.oasthousetheatre.co.uk/theatredetails.php [Accessed 28 May 2019].
iii. The Oast Rainham. (2019). The Oast Rainham. [online] Available at: http://www.oastcentre.org/ [Accessed 28 May 2019].
iv. The Oast Rainham. (2019). The Oast Rainham. [online] Available at: http://www.oastcentre.org/history/ [Accessed 28 May 2019].
FORTS & DEFENCES
⦁ AMHERST FORT - CHATHAM
i. User, S. (2019). Ghost Tours. [online] Fortamherst.com. Available at: http://www.fortamherst.com/index.php/events/ghost-tours [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
ii. Haunted: Fort Amherst, K. (2019). Haunted: Fort Amherst, Chatham, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-fort-amherst-chatham/ [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
⦁ BORSTAL FORT - ROCHESTER
i. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Fort Borstal. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Borstal [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
ii. Ghosthuntevents.co.uk. (2019). Fort Borstal ghost hunt – 2nd May 2015 « Investigation Reports. [online] Available at: http://ghosthuntevents.co.uk/reports/fort-borstal-ghost-hunt-2nd-may-2015/ [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
⦁ HORSTED FORT - CHATHAM
i. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Fort Horsted. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Horsted [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
ii. Forthorsted.co.uk. (2019). History | Fort Horsted. [online] Available at: http://www.forthorsted.co.uk/content/history [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iii. Hunters, E. (2019). Essex Ghost Hunters. [online] Essex Ghost Hunters. Available at: https://www.essexghosthunters.co.uk/haunted-places/kent/fort-horsted [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iv. London, F. (2019). Fort Horsted Ghost Hunt NEW DATES FOR 2019! - Fright Nights London. [online] Fright Nights London. Available at: http://www.frightnights-london.co.uk/ghost-hunts/fort-horsted-ghost-hunt-40-special-offer-limited-time/ [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
⦁ SLOUGH FORT - ALLHALLOWS
i. Halton, C. (2019). GHOSTLY ACTIVITY CLAIMED ON CCTV AT FORMER 19th CENTURY ENGLISH FORT. [online] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Haunted-Earth-UK/154998866673. Available at: http://hauntedearthghostvideos.blogspot.com/2013/10/ghostly-activity-claimed-on-cctv-at.html [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
ii. Ecastles.co.uk. (2019). SLOUGH FORT. [online] Available at: http://www.ecastles.co.uk/slough.html [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iii. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Slough Fort. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough_Fort [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iv. Historicengland.org.uk. (2019). Slough Fort and wing batteries, Allhallows - 1021405 | Historic England. [online] Available at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021405 [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
HOSTELRIES
Gutenberg.org. (2018). The Old Inns of Old England (Vol. I of II), by Charles G. Harper—A Project Gutenberg eBook. [online] Available at: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43865/43865-h/43865-h.htm#Page_76 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE THREE CRUTCHES - STROOD
i. Thethreecrutches.co.uk. (2018). The Three Crutches. [online] Available at: http://www.thethreecrutches.co.uk/about-us.htm [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
ii. Pubshistory.com. (2018). Three Crutches, Frindsbury, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Frindsbury/ThreeCrutches.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Paranormaldatabase.com. (2018). haunted inns - spooky places to stay and drink in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland - SMART MAN. [online] Available at: http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/inns.php?pageNum_paradata=16&.. [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. mysteriousbritain.co.uk. (2018). the-three-crutches-strood. [online] Available at: http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/kent/legends/the-three-crutches-strood.html [Accessed 4 Sep. 2017].
v. Madge, S. (2018). The 15 ghosts of Medway and where to find them. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/medway-most-haunted-places-halloween-639856 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
vi. Ghost Pubs. (2018). Three Cruches, Tonbridge, Gravesham | Three Cruches Haunted Hostelry, ME2, Tonbridge. [online] Available at: http://ghostpubs.com/haunted-pub/three-cruches-tonbridge [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE COOPERS ARMS - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: The Coopers Arms, K. (2018). Haunted: The Coopers Arms, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-coopers-arms-rochester/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
ii. Thecoopersarms.co.uk. (2018). The Coopers Arms Rochester | Family Pub | Traditional Beers | Quality English Fare. [online] Available at: http://www.thecoopersarms.co.uk/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Pubshistory.com. (2018). Coopers Arms, 10 St Margarets Street, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Rochester/CoopersArms.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. Dover-kent.com. (2018). COOPER'S ARMS Pubs of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Coopers-Arms-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
v. Whatpub.com. (2018). Coopers Arms, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/MED/11787/coopers-arms-rochester [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: Queen Charlotte, K. (2018). Haunted: Queen Charlotte, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-queen-charlotte-rochester/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
ii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). QUEEN CHARLOTTE Pub of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Queen-Charlotte-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Ancestry.co.uk. (2018). Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records. [online] Available at: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. Pubshistory.com. (2018). Queen Charlotte, 159 High Street, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Rochester/QueenCharlotte.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
v. Sussex History Forum. (2018). The Rochester Landlord. [online] Available at: http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=4904.0;wap2 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
vi. Whatpub.com. (2018). Queen Charlotte, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/MED/11804/queen-charlotte-rochester [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE NAGS HEAD - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: The Nags Head, K. (2018). Haunted: The Nags Head, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-nags-head-rochester/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
ii. Pubshistory.com. (2018). Nags Head, 292 High Street, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Rochester/NagsHead.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). NAGS HEAD Pub of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Nags-Head-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. Green, D. (2018). Cliffe Pubs - Cliffe History. [online] Cliffehistory.co.uk. Available at: http://www.cliffehistory.co.uk/pubs.html#The%20Nags%20Head%20(Lower%20Stoke) [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
v. Whatpub.com. (2018). Nags Head, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/MED/11801/nags-head-rochester [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE SHIP INN - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: The Ship Inn, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-ship-inn-rochester/ [Accessed 9 Mar. 2018].
ii. Theshiprochester.co.uk. (2018). The Ship Inn, Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.theshiprochester.co.uk/index [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Pubshistory.com. (2018). The ship, 347 High Street, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Rochester/Ship.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018]
iv. Dover-kent.com. (2018). SHIP Pub of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project/Ship-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
v. Green, D. (2018). Cliffe Pubs - Cliffe History. [online] Cliffehistory.co.uk. Available at: http://www.cliffehistory.co.uk/pubs.html#The%20Ship%20Inn%20(Lower%20Stoke) [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018
⦁ THE GORDON HOUSE HOTEL - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: The Gordon House Hotel, K. (2018). Haunted: The Gordon House Hotel, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-gordon-house-hotel-rochester/ [Accessed 9 Mar. 2018].
ii. the Guardian. (2018). Gordon's last stand after the siege of Khartoum: archive, 11 Feb 1885. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/11/general-gordon-khartoum-siege-last-stand-1885 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). GORDON HOUSE HOTEL Pubs of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-c/Gordon-House-Hotel-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. Q4TK Blog. (2018). Rochester Cathedral and The Dongola Expedition. [online] Available at: https://www.q4tk.com/2015/01/19/rochester-cathedral-dongola-expedition/ [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE KINGS HEAD - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: The Kings Head Hotel, K. (2018). Haunted: The Kings Head Hotel, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-kings-head-hotel-rochester/ [Accessed 9 Mar. 2018].
ii. Whatpub.com. (2018). Kings Head Hotel, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/MED/11798/kings-head-hotel-rochester [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). KING'S HEAD HOTEL Pubs of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Kings-Head-Hotel-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. Pubshistory.com. (2018). Kings Head Hotel, 58 High Street, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Rochester/KingsHead.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
v. Kenthistoryforum.co.uk. (2018). The King's Head, High Street, Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=9302.0 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
⦁ THE RISING SUN - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: The Rising Sun, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place.: The Rising Sun, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-rising-sun-rochester/ [Accessed 8 Mar. 2018].
ii. Dover-kent.com. (2018). RISING SUN Pub of Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.dover-kent.com/2014-project-a/Rising-Sun-Rochester.html [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iii. Pubshistory.com. (2018). Rising Sun, 6 Delce Road, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://pubshistory.com/KentPubs/Rochester/RisingSun.shtml [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
iv. Kenthistoryforum.co.uk. (2018). Rising Sun, The Delce, Rochester. [online] Available at: http://www.kenthistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=8511.0 [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
v. Whatpub.com. (2018). Rising Sun, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://whatpub.com/pubs/MED/11805/rising-sun-rochester [Accessed 4 Apr. 2018].
MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES
⦁ EASTGATE HOUSE – ROCHESTER
i. Eerieplace.com. (2019). 3 Haunted Houses in Rochester | Eerie Place. [online] Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-houses-rochester/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
ii. Arnold, N. and Payne, K. (2011). Haunted Rochester. The History Press.
iii. Visitkent.co.uk. (2019). Dickens' Swiss Chalet. [online] Available at: https://www.visitkent.co.uk/attractions/dickens-swiss-chalet-34559/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
iv. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Eastgate House, Rochester. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastgate_House,_Rochester [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
v. Dickensfellowship.org. (2019). The Dickens Chalet Appeal | The Dickens Fellowship. [online] Available at: https://www.dickensfellowship.org/content/dickens-chalet-appeal [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
⦁ SIX POOR TRAVELERS HOUSE
i. Eerieplace.com. (2019). 3 Haunted Houses in Rochester | Eerie Place. [online] Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-houses-rochester/ [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
ii. Arnold, N. and Payne, K. (2011). Haunted Rochester. The History Press.
iii. Richard Watts Charities | Home. (2019). Richard Watts Charities | The Six Poor Travellers' House. [online] Available at: https://www.richardwatts.org.uk/poor-travellers [Accessed 9 Jun. 2019].
RAILWAYS
⦁ ROCHESTER TRAIN STATION - ROCHESTER
i. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Rochester railway station. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_railway_station [Accessed 22 Feb. 2019].
ii. Haunted: Rochester Railway Station, K. (2019). Haunted: Rochester Railway Station, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-rochester-railway-station/ [Accessed 22 Feb. 2019].
iii. Arnold, N. and Payne, K. (2011). Haunted Rochester. New York: The History Press.
⦁ RAILWAY BRIDGE - GILLINGHAM
i. Madge, S. (2019). The ghost of Chatham high street and 14 other most haunted places in Medway. [online] kentlive. Available at: https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/medway-most-haunted-places-2018-639856 [Accessed 8 Jun. 2019].
ii. Paranormaldatabase.com. (2019). alien big cat sightings and other strange british experiences from the paranormal database. [online] Available at: https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/kent/kentdata.php?pageNum_paradata=4&totalRows_paradata=276 [Accessed 8 Jun. 2019].
STATELY HOMES, CASTLES & TOWERS
⦁ RESTORATION HOUSE - ROCHESTER
i. Arnold, N. and Payne, K. (2011). Haunted Rochester. New York: The History Press.
ii. Haunted: Restoration House, K. (2018). Haunted: Restoration House, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-restoration-house-rochester/ [Accessed 11 Aug. 2018].
iii. En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Restoration House. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_House [Accessed 11 Aug. 2018].
iv. Restorationhouse.co.uk. (2018). The House | Restoration House, Rochester England. [online] Available at: http://www.restorationhouse.co.uk/the-house/ [Accessed 11 Aug. 2018].
⦁ ROCHESTER CASTLE - ROCHESTER
i. Haunted: Rochester Castle, K. (2018). Haunted: Rochester Castle, Rochester, Kent | Eerie Place. [online] Eerieplace.com. Available at: http://eerieplace.com/haunted-rochester-castle/ [Accessed 30 Jul. 2018].
ii. International, A. (2018). Haunted Castles England Sorted by Name. [online] Castlesandmanorhouses.com. Available at: http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/ghosts.php?SelectCountry=England [Accessed 30 Jul. 2018].
iii. Jones, R. (2018). Great Castles - Legends - The White Lady of Rochester Castle. [online] Great-castles.com. Available at: https://great-castles.com/rochesterghost.php [Accessed 30 Jul. 2018].
iv. En.wikipedia.org. (2018). Rochester Castle. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Castle [Accessed 30 Jul. 2018].
v. Assap.ac.uk. (2018). Rochester castle ghost vigil haunting ASSAP. [online] Available at: http://www.assap.ac.uk/newsite/articles/Rochester.html [Accessed 30 Jul. 2018].
vi. Holland, R. (2014). Kent ghost stories. Sheffield: Bradwell Books.ISBN 97819099140562
vii. International, A. (2018). Haunted Castles England Sorted by Name. [online] Castlesandmanorhouses.com. Available at: http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/ghosts.php?SelectCountry=England [Accessed 14 Jul. 2018].
viii. International, A. (2018). Haunted Castles England Sorted by Name. [online] Castlesandmanorhouses.com. Available at: http://www.castlesandmanorhouses.com/p.php?key=rochester [Accessed 14 Jul. 2018].
⦁ UPNOR CASLTE - ROCHESTER
i. Wandering Words. (2019). The unofficial residents of Upnor Castle. [online] Available at: http://wanderingwords.org.uk/writing/the-unofficial-residents-of-upnor-castle/ [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
ii. En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Upnor Castle. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upnor_Castle [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].
iii. English Heritage. (2019). Upnor Castle | English Heritage. [online] Available at: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/upnor-castle/ [Accessed 20 Feb. 2019].