Dockyard church

05/10/2024

The 2024 RICS Award winners are......

Project of the Year
DOCKYARD CHURCH

Heritage Project
DOCKYARD CHURCH.

What an amazing result.
Well done to Hugh Broughton Architects.

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31/01/2024

Dockyard Church feature is in https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/sheppeys-beacon-of-hope-sheerness-dockyard-church-by-hugh-broughton-architects?fbclid=PAAaZ0TNXEYF46oAW8dg9MbrmzzODnryee947AzPbmfFvMMNiy-oDprbqMPbI_aem_AdVOqNxP1RKJNOh_eHspEAkKooLmbEkyfeILZhsPy2zozuXXPwa2AYcDtXLJnCMfdSo

16/01/2024

has been shortlisted for two more national awards, we are a Civic Trust Award Regional Finalist and have been shortlisted for the MacEwen Award http://tinyurl.com/299fh2uf
Congratulations to our talented design team our contractors and our funders led by and and many others. Do visit our beautiful building now & it’s wonderful cafe!

24/12/2023

The Trustees & project team involved in the decade-long restoration of Sheerness Dockyard Church would like to wish all our supporters, funders and the Sheppey community a wonderful Christmas & a happy new year!

We are delighted to see the community enjoying the cafe & using the work & event spaces since reopening in the Summer & we wish the great team every success for the year ahead!

30/10/2023

AGM this Saturday 4 Nov!
You are invited to attend the Sheerness Dockyard Trust AGM 2023
This year’s AGM will be a chance to see inside the restored Church and celebrate the completion of this epic restoration project.
Sat, 4 Nov 2023 18:30 - 20:00
IslandWorks, Dockyard Church
Garrison Road Sheerness ME12 1ED

To book your free ticket go to Eventbrite.com and search Sheerness Dockyard Trust AGM

The two-and-a-half year restoration project at the fire-gutted Dockyard Church was completed in June 2023. The project was led by the Sheerness Dockyard Trust, with Hugh Broughton Architects and Martin Ashley Architects as designers and Coniston Ltd as contractors. The project was enabled by a £5.3m grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund - matched by support from a range of other benefactors.
The external fabric of the church has been lovingly and expertly repaired - revealing the imposing beauty of its monumental, Greek-revival architecture. The cathedral-like interior has an ethereal quality, spacious, calm and flooded with light from the banks of windows and the roof lights above. The views stretch as far as Southend in Essex.
The building is now IslandWorks, operated by Kent-based company Fruitbowl Media on a lease from the Dockyard Trust.
Fruitbowl already have successful co-working operations in prestigious locations across Kent. IslandWorks offers co-working for anyone, a startup incubator and business mentoring for young people between 16 and 30, an event and meeting room hire (home of the Sheppey Business Network – a support organisation for all local buildings), a display of the great Dockyard Model and a café.
The church is currently open from 9 – 5pm Monday – Saturday. More information can be found and sdpt.org.uk

04/10/2023

You are invited to attend the Sheerness Dockyard Trust AGM 2023
This year’s AGM will be a chance to see inside the restored Church and celebrate the completion of this epic restoration project.
Sat, 4 Nov 2023 18:30 - 20:00
IslandWorks, Dockyard Church
Garrison Road Sheerness ME12 1ED

All welcome but places must be reserved on the link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheerness-dockyard-trust-agm-2023-tickets-731126698637?aff=oddtdtcreator

The two-and-a-half year restoration project at the fire-gutted Dockyard Church was completed in June 2023. The project was led by the Sheerness Dockyard Trust, with Hugh Broughton Architects and Martin Ashley Architects as designers and Coniston Ltd as contractors. The project was enabled by a £5.3m grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund - matched by support from a range of other benefactors.
The external fabric of the church has been lovingly and expertly repaired - revealing the imposing beauty of its monumental, Greek-revival architecture. The cathedral-like interior has an ethereal quality, spacious, calm and flooded with light from the banks of windows and the roof lights above. The views stretch as far as Southend in Essex.
The building is now IslandWorks, operated by Kent-based company Fruitbowl Media on a lease from the Dockyard Trust.
Fruitbowl already have successful co-working operations in prestigious locations across Kent. IslandWorks offers co-working for anyone, a startup incubator and business mentoring for young people between 16 and 30, an event and meeting room hire (home of the Sheppey Business Network – a support organisation for all local buildings), a display of the great Dockyard Model and a café.
The church is currently open from 9 – 5pm Monday – Saturday. More information can be found and sdpt.org.uk

18/09/2023

Thank you to the many people that joined us for Saturdays event.
It was great to welcome so many new faces and long term supporters to the day and the trustees were delighted to be able to share our now completed building and fantastic cafe
Visitors were keen to share their memories and personal artefacts - pictured are John Freemans wonderful photos from over 40 years in the navy, and a lovely lady also shared her story of getting married in the church in 1964!
People were also keen to see the newly restored building and find out more about the ambitious 10 year, £9.5 million restoration project. The display of the great Dockyard Model sections was popular as well as photos and artefacts found during the project.

We would like to thank our many project funders with significant support from that made the ambitious restoration project possible.

16/09/2023

Join us today for
Saturday 16 September
11am – 3pm
FREE
Families welcome, building accessible
Informal tours will run throughout the day, no need to book.

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/sheerness-dockyard-church

Visitors can join us to see the newly restored building and find out more about the ambitious 10 year, £9.5 million restoration project. You can also see sections of the great Dockyard Model on display as well as artefacts found during the project & take part in family activities.
You can also find out more about the fantastic opportunities co-working space and visit their great new café.

The Church has been transformed from a ruin to an architectural wonder involving the repair and conservation of every inch of the exterior to its original Georgian design as well as dismantling and rebuilding the clocktower and installing an impressive new roof.

We would like to thank our many funders, led , made possible by with significant support from 

The Dockyard Model is one of the finest and largest architectural models ever made. Built by craftsmen and apprentices working at Sheerness Dockyard it shows the buildings in great detail. The Admiral’s House, the Quadrangular store and the Dockyard Church and Naval Terrace models are now on display.

11/09/2023

The Trust is delighted to once again be participating in this
Saturday 16 September
11am – 3pm
FREE
Families welcome, building accessible
Informal tours will run throughout the day, no need to book.

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/sheerness-dockyard-church

Visitors can join us to see the newly restored building and find out more about the ambitious 10 year, £9.5 million restoration project. You can also see sections of the great Dockyard Model on display as well as artefacts found during the project & take part in family activities.
You can also find out more about the fantastic opportunities co-working space and visit the new café.

The Church has been transformed from a ruin to an architectural wonder involving the repair and conservation of every inch of the exterior to its original Georgian design as well as dismantling and rebuilding the clocktower and installing an impressive new roof.

We would like to thank our many funders, led by the , made possible , with significant support from 

The Dockyard Model is one of the finest and largest architectural models ever made. Built by craftsmen and apprentices working at Sheerness Dockyard it shows the buildings in great detail. The Admiral’s House (pictured), the Quadrangular store and the Dockyard Church and Naval Terrace models are now on display.

30/08/2023

The Trust is delighted to once again be participating in Heritage Open Days
Saturday 16 September
11am – 3pm
FREE
Families welcome, building accessible
Informal tours will run throughout the day, no need to book.

https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/sheerness-dockyard-church

Visitors can join us to see the newly restored building and find out more about the ambitious 10 year, £9.5 million restoration project. You can also see sections of the great Dockyard Model on display as well as artefacts found during the project & take part in family activities.
You can also find out more about the fantastic opportunities at the IslandWorks co-working space and visit the new café.

The Church has been transformed from a ruin to an architectural wonder involving the repair and conservation of every inch of the exterior to its original Georgian design as well as dismantling and rebuilding the clocktower and installing an impressive new roof.

Image: the ionic columns & portico We would like to thank our many funders, led by the Heritage Fund, made possible by National Lottery players, with significant support from Historic England

The Dockyard Model is one of the finest and largest architectural models ever made. Built by craftsmen and apprentices working at Sheerness Dockyard it shows the buildings in great detail. The Admiral’s House, the Quadrangular store and the Dockyard Church and Naval Terrace models are now on display