Annual collections care closure – 23 December to 11 January
Our annual collections care closure takes place from Monday 23 December 2024 to Saturday 11 January 2025. We re-open at 9am on Monday 13 January 2025.
About us
Medway Archives Centre exists to help everyone discover the stories of Medway’s people and places. Find out more about what we do at Medway Archives Centre.
Collections
We look after archives, books, periodicals, photographs, maps, and more that can help with your research.
Research guides
Our research guides on popular topics and types of records can help you get started with your research.
Events at Medway Archives Centre
Find out more about events at Medway Archives Centre.
A trip back in time visiting the health institutions and services available in Medway.
Pestilence to contagion: plague to COVID-19 exhibition
A look into the diseases and viruses that have hit Medway throughout the years.
Dickensland
As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens, this exhibition examines some of the people and places that provided inspiration for his novels and essays.
Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald exhibition
A brief look at the man behind the Fitzgerald Collection and his friendship with Charles Dickens.
Cuffay and Chatham exhibition
In July 1870 William Cuffay died in Hobart, Tasmania Australia. He was 82 years old, a tailor by trade and was born in Chatham. How did he end up there and why is he remembered today, 150 years later?
