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St Mary's Island, is part of the Chatham Maritime development area. By 1854, the whole of the island was in the hands of the Crown and the Royal Dockyard, Chatham. During the later years of the Royal Navy's time in occupation the area had consisted of a mixture of sports fields and warehousing. St.Mary's Island is divided from mainland Chatham by three basins used by the Dockyard. In 1984, the Dockyard was closed. In the late 1990s, English Partnerships and housing developer Countryside, came together to build homes on the island, under the development name Countryside Maritime. There are areas of raised parkland such as Finsborough Down, but the real draw here are the views of the Medway Estuary opposite Lower Upnor and Hoo St Werburgh. Central Walk forms the spine of the island running in a south-west to north-east direction form the bridge to the mainland as far as Central Lookout on Upnor Reach. In this view, Island Way West has just been crossed and Central Lookout lies beyond the last houses. The trees in the distance are on the other side of the Medway. For more information about St Mary's Island see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary's_Island,_Medway

St Mary's Island, is part of the Chatham Maritime development area. By 1854, the whole of the island was in the hands of the Crown and the Royal Dockyard, Chatham. During the later years of the Royal Navy's time in occupation the area had consisted of a mixture of sports fields and warehousing. St.Mary's Island is divided from mainland Chatham by three basins used by the Dockyard. In 1984, the Dockyard was closed. In the late 1990s, English Partnerships and housing developer Countryside, came together to build homes on the island, under the development name Countryside Maritime. There are areas of raised parkland, but the real draw here are the views of the Medway Estuary opposite Lower Upnor and Hoo St Werburgh. In this view the eastern edge of Lower Upnor is just visible on the left. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary's_Island,_Medway

Looking out across the River Medway. This is a viewpoint at the end of Central Walk.

St Mary's Island, is part of the Chatham Maritime development area. By 1854, the whole of the island was in the hands of the Crown and the Royal Dockyard, Chatham. During the later years of the Royal Navy's time in occupation the area had consisted of a mixture of sports fields and warehousing. St.Mary's Island is divided from mainland Chatham by three basins used by the Dockyard. In 1984, the Dockyard was closed. In the late 1990s, English Partnerships and housing developer Countryside, came together to build homes on the island, under the development name Countryside Maritime. There are areas of raised parkland, but the real draw here are the views of the Medway Estuary opposite Lower Upnor and Hoo St Werburgh. In this view the eastern edge of Lower Upnor is on the left. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary's_Island,_Medway