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Fort in Kent, England
Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent. It is in the village of Upnor, opposite and a short
Upnor_Castle
Villages in Kent, England
Lower Upnor and Upper Upnor are two small villages in Medway, Kent, England. They are in the civil parish of Frindsbury Extra on the western bank of the
Upnor
Military railway in Upnor, Kent, England (1885–1961)
Chattenden and Upnor Railway (also known as the Lodge Hill and Upnor Railway) was a narrow gauge railway serving the military barracks and depot at Upnor, Kent
Chattenden_and_Upnor_Railway
Steam engineering company, best known for their road rollers
steam sappers numbers 3–7 as being 2-2-0T locomotives on the Lodge Hill and Upnor Railway. Yeatman's editor, Mullett and Nowers disagree. Aveling-Barford
Aveling_and_Porter
Governor of Upnor Castle was a military officer who commanded the fortifications at Upnor Castle, part of the defenses of the Medway estuary. Upnor became
Governor_of_Upnor_Castle
Geological formation in Kent, England
The Upnor Formation is a geological formation found in the London Basin of southeastern England. It is of Thanetian (Upper Paleocene) age. It lies unconformably
Upnor_Formation
TQ762712, between the Arethusa Venture Centre and the River Medway in Lower Upnor, Kent. The older, smaller stone was erected in the eighteenth century, and
London_Stone_(riparian)
River in South East England
reaches: Wickham Reach Tower Reach Bridge Reach Limehouse Reach Chatham Reach Upnor Reach Short Reach Gillingham Reach Pinup Reach Long Reach Kethole Reach
River_Medway
Children's charity in England
the River Medway, in Lower Upnor. The figurehead from the wooden warship was preserved and displayed by Arethusa Pier in Upnor. Shore-side accommodation
Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa
Shaftesbury_Homes_and_Arethusa
1667 battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
Dockyard and Gillingham in the county of Kent. At the time, the fortress of Upnor Castle and a barrier chain called the "Gillingham Line" were supposed to
Raid_on_the_Medway
British Army training camps
latter half of the 20th century. After 1667 gunpowder began to be stored in Upnor Castle on the north/west bank of the River Medway. During the Napoleonic
Chattenden and Lodge Hill Military Camps
Chattenden_and_Lodge_Hill_Military_Camps
Armament depot
structures such as Portsmouth's Square Tower, Plymouth's Royal Citadel, and Upnor Castle on the River Medway). After 1671, the gun wharf at Woolwich Dockyard
Royal_Naval_Armament_Depot
Former Royal Navy Dockyard in Kent, England
Chatham area is in Upnor; dating from 1718, it housed the detachment of 64 men responsible for guarding the gunpowder store in Upnor Castle. Chatham Infantry
Chatham_Dockyard
County of England
times, and HM Dockyard, at Chatham and its surrounding castles and forts—Upnor Castle, Great Lines, and Fort Amherst since then.[citation needed] Kent
Kent
Unitary authority area in Kent, England
Grain are on the Hoo Peninsula to the north. Frindsbury Extra including Upnor borders Strood. The southern part of the urban area is on the north slope
Medway
Locomotive wheel arrangement
opposed-piston Hornsby-Akroyd-engined locomotive of 1903 for the Chattenden and Upnor Railway. There was a two-speed mechanical transmission with drive shafts
Co-Co_locomotive
Town in Kent, England
The Dutch, commanded by Admiral de Ruijter, broke through the chain at Upnor and sailed to Rochester Bridge, capturing and burning part of the English
Rochester,_Kent
Building used to store gunpowder
the house to the coast. In 1668, following the Dutch raid on the Medway, Upnor Castle was reassigned from serving as an artillery fort to be 'a Place of
Gunpowder_magazine
Anti-Treaty sub-group of the original IRA
treaty. In March 1922, the Anti-Treaty IRA captured the Royal Navy vessel Upnor off the coast of Cobh, County Cork, which was carrying arms. On the outbreak
Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)
Irish_Republican_Army_(1922–1969)
Civil parish in Kent, England
north, Hoo to the east, and the River Medway to the south-east at Upnor (or Upnor-on-Medway) and a long, narrow meander of the River Medway in the far
Frindsbury_Extra
1989 British TV series or programme
escaped convict, Abel Magwitch. Upnor Village was used as the home of Herbert Pocket's fiancée Clara's house. Upnor Lighthouse is visible as Pip docks
Great Expectations (1989 TV series)
Great_Expectations_(1989_TV_series)
Village in Kent, England
parish of Frindsbury Extra are the villages of Frindsbury, Wainscott, and Upnor. Frindsbury was also the name given to an electoral ward in the City of
Frindsbury
Historic property in Kent, England
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Chiddingstone_Castle
Military unit
company was transferred to Greenwich and became responsible for garrisoning Upnor Castle. This was a particularly hard duty owing to having to post guards
Corps of Invalids (Great Britain)
Corps_of_Invalids_(Great_Britain)
Conglomerate sedimentary rock
flints resemble the plums in a pudding. It forms the local base of the Upnor Formation of the Lambeth Group (lower Eocene, 56-55 million years ago).
Hertfordshire_puddingstone
Railway museum in Gwynedd, Wales
Railways Chattenden and Upnor Railway lever and locking frame to control points and signals in replica signal box Chattenden and Upnor Railway signal Film
Narrow_Gauge_Railway_Museum
FR locos visit fairly regularly on special services. Harold. The Colonel Upnor Castle - Construction loco, used on phase 2, 3 and 4. Mountaineer - used
List of Welsh Highland Railway rolling stock
List_of_Welsh_Highland_Railway_rolling_stock
Historic house and theatre museum in Small Hythe, Kent, England
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Smallhythe_Place
Church in Kent, England
Frindsbury, is a parish church serving the combined parish of Frindsbury with Upnor and Chattenden. The church dates from 1075 and lies in the north-west corner
All_Saints_Church,_Frindsbury
Colorful conglomerate rock
suggested that the conglomerate began as flint pebbles deposited above the Upnor Formation, which were weathered and mixed with fine white sand, cementing
Puddingstone_(rock)
section of the Lambeth Group, in Woolwich. Dark grey clays and light grey shelly clays overlay the yellow-brown weathering sands of the Upnor Formation.
Geology_of_London
Frigate of the Royal Navy
and was replaced by the steel-hulled ship Peking, which was moored at Upnor on the Medway, and renamed Arethusa. The frigate returned to the Admiralty
HMS_Arethusa_(1849)
Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-36-5. Yeatman, D. (December 1966). "Lodge Hill & Upnor Railway". The Industrial Railway Record. 12: 277–292. Mitchell, Vic & Smith
British military narrow-gauge railways
British_military_narrow-gauge_railways
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Richard_Watts_Charities
Local history museum, Masonic museum, Heritage museum, Masonic in Canterbury, Kent
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Kent_Museum_of_Freemasonry
UK maritime museum
Amherst, the Great Lines Heritage Park (between Gillingham and Chatham) and Upnor Castle. This all became possible after the remains of the Namur warship
Chatham_Historic_Dockyard
Bus engine Stainmore Railway Company at Kirkby Stephen East Upnor Castle Chattenden & Upnor Railway 3687 1954 4wDM 180 hp Welsh Highland Railway 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in
F._C._Hibberd_&_Co.
Class of brig-sloops of the British Royal Navy
14 November 1811 John King, Upnor 22 October 1812 Broken up 1831 Dispatch (2nd of name) 14 November 1811 John King, Upnor 7 December 1812 Sold 1836 Grasshopper
Cruizer-class_brig-sloop
Civil Parish in Kent, England
National Heritage List for England. This list is for Frindsbury Extra and the Upnors. For the unparished area of Frindsbury within Medway see Listed buildings
Listed buildings in Frindsbury Extra
Listed_buildings_in_Frindsbury_Extra
Royal Navy battleship
19 December Orion was sold for scrap to Cox and Danks and she arrived at Upnor in February 1923 to begin demolition. Burt gives no account of Orion's activities
HMS_Orion_(1910)
Geological formation in London Basin, England
Chalk Group. It unconformably underlies the Lambeth Group, generally the Upnor Formation but in Essex it is the Reading Formation. The Thanet Formation
Thanet_Formation
Geologic formation in England
Type Formation Unit of Lambeth Group Underlies Harwich Formation Overlies Upnor Formation (London Basin), Chalk Group (Hampshire Basin) Thickness Up to
Reading_Formation
Cycle route in the United Kingdom
17 The route then heads to Upper Upnor using a mixture of quiet roads, footpaths, and cycle paths. It passes Upnor Castle here. At the turning on to
National_Cycle_Route_1
Group of rock strata in England
shell-rich clays in southeast London are pebble beds and lignitic layers. The Upnor Formation: light-coloured false-bedded sands with marine fossils occurs
Lambeth_Group
List of ships with the same or similar names
brig-sloop originally to have been called HMS Rattlesnake and launched at Upnor, Kent on 22 October 1812, and broken up in March 1831. HMS Heron (1847)
HMS_Heron
– Anti-Treaty IRA units in Cork under Sean Hegarty raid the British tug Upnor at sea. They take between 400 and 1,500 rifles, 60 machine guns, 700 handguns
Timeline of the Irish Civil War
Timeline_of_the_Irish_Civil_War
Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years. Built in 1669 by Sir Bernard de Gomme
Cockham_Wood_Fort
1807 class of British sloops-of-war
1807 December 1807 13 February 1808 Wrecked 15 May 1828 Briseis John King, Upnor 31 December 1807 February 1808 19 May 1808 Wrecked 5 November 1818 Jasper
Cherokee-class_brig-sloop
Locomotive wheel arrangement
Moorland Publishing, 1977, p.7. Yeatman, D. (December 1966), "Lodge Hill & Upnor Railway", The Industrial Railway Record, vol. 1, no. 12, Industrial Railway
2-2-0
Places in the English county
Rainham Mark • St Mary Hoo • St Mary's Island • Stoke • Strood • Twydall • Upnor • Wainscott • Walderslade • Wigmore Sevenoaks 3 Sevenoaks Ash • Badgers
List_of_places_in_Kent
1922 Irish Civil War 29 March Capture of the Upnor Irish Republican Army (Warrior) British (Upnor) Upnor, which is carrying weapons, is captured 1932
List_of_naval_battles
Town in Kent, England
Dockyard, defensive fortifications were built to protect it from attack. Upnor Castle had been built in 1567, but had proved ineffectual; the Raid on the
Chatham,_Kent
25 William Orren Able Seaman Chatham, Kent 34 Francis Pocock Able Seaman Upnor, Kent 24 Abraham Seeley Able Seaman Gravesend, Kent 34 John Strickland Able
Personnel of Franklin's lost expedition
Personnel_of_Franklin's_lost_expedition
British journalist
Nick Thorpe Thorpe in Budapest in 2014 Born February 1960 (age 66) Upnor, Kent, England Education Sherborne School Alma mater University of Reading Occupations
Nick_Thorpe
Who to supply with powder did forget Languard, Sheerness, Gravesend and Upnor? Pett. Who should it be but the Fanatic Pett? Pett, the sea-architect, in
Peter Pett (shipwright, died 1672)
Peter_Pett_(shipwright,_died_1672)
King of Denmark and Norway from 1588 to 1648
simply fell over from the effects of too much wine. The royal party went to Upnor Castle and had dinner aboard the Elizabeth Jonas. At Gravesend, when the
Christian_IV_of_Denmark
United Kingdom Name HMS Pigmy Ordered 2 October 1809 Builder John King, Upnor Laid down November 1809 Launched 24 February 1810 Commissioned 25 June 1810
HMS_Pigmy_(1810)
List of ships with the same or similar names
the First World War until surrendered on 26 November 1918; broken up at Upnor in 1923 During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with
German_submarine_U-141
List of ships with the same or similar names
served in the First World War and was surrendered in 1918; broken up at Upnor 1922 During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with a
German_submarine_U-112
Wooden sailing barge, Dunkirk little ship
construction took six weeks. She won the race, passing over the finishing line at Upnor 2+1⁄2 minutes ahead of SB Giralda. The Mistley barges[clarification needed]
SB_Pudge
1809 class of British ships of the line
October 1806 March 1807 7 March 1810 Broken up (1832) HMS Poictiers King, Upnor 1 October 1806 August 1807 9 December 1809 Broken up (1857) HMS La Hogue
Vengeur-class ship of the line
Vengeur-class_ship_of_the_line
Submarine of the Royal Navy
1921. She was then salved in July 1921. K15 was sold in August 1924 in Upnor. K15 displaced 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) when at the surface and 2,600 long
HMS_K15
Medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Dover_Castle
Upnor Castle
Grade I listed buildings in Medway
Grade_I_listed_buildings_in_Medway
Steel-hulled four-masted barque
Arethusa I. In July 1933, she was moved to a new permanent mooring off Upnor on the River Medway, where she served as a children's home and training
Peking_(ship)
Village in Kent, England
also known as Coxham Wood, with has public footpaths that lead into Lower Upnor, where the Arethusa Venture Centre and the Medway Yacht Club are located
Chattenden
2003 historical novel by Neal Stephenson
to London: Newton is under the patronage of Louis Anglesey, the Earl of Upnor, and Daniel becomes secretary of the Royal Society when Henry Oldenburg
Quicksilver (Stephenson novel)
Quicksilver_(Stephenson_novel)
German submarine
the diesel engines were removed for use ashore. The hulk was re-sold to Upnor Shipbreaking on 25 October 1922 and broken up. German Type U 93 submarines
SM_U-112
List of scheduled monuments in the county of Kent, England
(1014642)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2023. "Upnor Castle". English Heritage. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Historic England
Scheduled_monuments_in_Kent
Country Notes 1 January Mulgrave Vengeur-class ship of the line John King Upnor United Kingdom For Royal Navy. 1 January Sceptre Merchantman Gibson Hull
List_of_ship_launches_in_1812
Jurassic Torquay Limestone Devonian Trigonia clavellata Formation Jurassic Upnor Formation Palaeogene Upper Border Formation Carboniferous Upper Bowland
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_England
dinosaurs, sea levels dropped, exposing Sussex and Kent, and the marine Upnor Beds were deposited in Surrey. In the Paleogene, Southern England rose slightly
Geology_of_Surrey
Railway line in Kent, England
narrow gauge track was laid between 1873 and 1905 - the Chattenden and Upnor Railway - to transport men and munitions to and from the School. An armament
Hundred_of_Hoo_Railway
Biological and geological site
diverse invertebrates, including seven nationally rare bees and wasps. Upnor Quarry exposes a complete sequence of Tertiary rocks. There are public footpaths
Tower_Hill_to_Cockham_Wood
Twin-bore tunnel for HS2 railway
surface, then granular Harwich Formation, Lambeth Group with sand lenses, Upnor Formation, and chalk. It passed through 3 intermediate aquifers, with water
Northolt_Tunnel
Rolling stock manufacturer
customers, with five narrow gauge locomotives going to the Chattenden and Upnor Railway, a military railway in Kent. The 1890s saw YEC building locomotives
Yorkshire_Engine_Company
Vengeur-class ship of the line
Navy third rate. This ship of the line was launched on 9 December 1809 at Upnor. During the War of 1812 she was part of the blockade of the United States
HMS_Poictiers_(1809)
District in England
Rochester Riverside Boathouse Landing", offering one‑hour return trips to Upnor during the festival. Multiple sailings ran daily, with tickets booked in
Rochester_Riverside
List of ships with the same or similar names
the First World War until surrendered on 22 November 1918; broken up at Upnor in 1923. During the First World War, Germany also had this submarine with
German_submarine_U-126
Village in Kent, England
name "The Hundred of Hoo Academy". Hoo was connected to the Chattenden and Upnor Railway by a 1 mile (1.6 km)-long branch which closed in the 1890s. Although
Hoo_St_Werburgh
British automotive and locomotive manufacturer
Railway Chattenden 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 0-6-0DM 1947 2263 ex-Chattenden and Upnor Railway Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway No. 760 2 ft (610 mm) 0-4-0PM
Baguley_Cars_Ltd
later Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway (operational)) Chattenden and Upnor Railway (converted from 18 in (457 mm) gauge) (defunct) Chillington Iron
2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom
2_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_the_United_Kingdom
Orion-class dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy
On 19 December the ship was sold for scrap to the Upnor Shipbreaking Co. and she arrived at Upnor on 30 January 1923 to begin demolition. The times used
HMS_Conqueror_(1911)
English landscape painter
Lambeth Palace from the River Thames Horseguards Parade from St James' Park Upnor Castle, Rochester, Kent Vesuvius Erupting Night in paintings (Western art)
Henry_Pether
Submarine of the Royal Navy
raised, repaired and recommissioned. She was sold on 21 February 1922 to the Upnor Ship Breaking Company. The early British E-class submarines, from E1 to
HMS_E4
base for the crane, she continued working until 1925 when she was sold to Upnor Shipbreaking Company for use in the disposal of the wreck of the battleship
HMS_Humber_(1914)
Ship converted for use as a detention center
in the Thames Estuary. In fact, the prison ships were largely moored off Upnor in the neighbouring River Medway, but Dickens used artistic licence to place
Prison_ship
English military engineer, born 1513
Tynemouth Castle; March 1545 with Gian Tommaso Scala and Antonio da Bergamo. Upnor Castle D.F. Coros, 'Lee, Sir Richard (1501/2-75), of Sopwell, Herts', in
Richard_Lee_(engineer)
East India Company. 19 May Briseis Cherokee-class brig-sloop John King Upnor United Kingdom For Royal Navy. 21 May Ariadna Ariadna-class corvette Kazan
List_of_ship_launches_in_1808
PSC. "Tonbridge Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Upnor Castle" Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PSC. "Walmer Castle"
List_of_castles_in_England
Gatehouse in Canterbury, Kent, England
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Westgate,_Canterbury
Museum, art gallery, library, regimental museum in Kent , England
Turner Contemporary Tyrwhitt-Drake Museum of Carriages Union Mill, Cranbrook Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Walpole Hotel & Museum West Gate Towers Westenhanger
Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
Beaney_House_of_Art_and_Knowledge
Surrendered 26 November 1918; sold for scrap 10 February 1923; broken up at Upnor. General characteristics Class & type Type U 139 submarine Displacement
SM_U-141
Wiltshire 51°29′N 1°41′W / 51.49°N 01.68°W / 51.49; -01.68 SU2277 Upper Upnor Kent 51°24′N 0°31′E / 51.40°N 00.51°E / 51.40; 00.51 TQ7570 Upper Urafirth
List of United Kingdom locations: Upper I-Upper W
List_of_United_Kingdom_locations:_Upper_I-Upper_W
English politician (1529–1579)
the English Navy as deputy victualler and supervised the construction of Upnor Castle. After Queen Elizabeth I pronounced his house was satis (Latin for
Richard_Watts
(24 km) inland. So bad was the flooding that Chatham, Rochester, Strood, Upnor, Gravesend, Sheerness, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Herne Bay, Whitstable,
History_of_Margate
Kingdom The Thames barge collided with Inga ( Finland) in the River Medway at Upnor, Kent and sank. Hester Nellie United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak
List_of_shipwrecks_in_1932
Geologic formation in England
overlying the Upnor Formation sands Type Formation Unit of Lambeth Group Underlies Harwich Formation of the Thames Group Overlies Upnor Formation Thickness
Woolwich_Formation
Sissinghurst Castle Garden Smallhythe Place Squerryes Court Tonbridge Castle Upnor Castle Walmer Castle Ashford Green Corridor Bedgebury National Pinetum Bewl
List of tourist attractions in Kent
List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Kent
Public community common, and housing, formerly a Military owned site
Laboratories were set up in the Dockyard towns of Portsmouth and Devonport and in Upnor Castle near Chatham. The Devonport Laboratory (on Mount Wise) had been converted
Royal_Arsenal
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Female
English
Feminine form of Latin Clarus, CLARA means "clear, bright." In use by the English and Italians.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Comradeship
Boy/Male
Tamil
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Kind and intelligent
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of mind
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Dagr, DAGHER means "day."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Boundless
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Mountain; Hair on the Head
Girl/Female
Israeli
The laurel crown.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A narrator of hadith was so named
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