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There are 74 scheduled monuments in Medway, Kent, England. In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is an archaeological site or historic building of "national importance" that has been given protection against unauthorised change by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; English Heritage takes the leading role in identifying such sites. Scheduled monuments are defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983. They are also referred to as scheduled ancient monuments. There are about 19,700 scheduled monument entries on the list and more than one site can be included in a single entry. While a scheduled monument can also be recognised as a listed building, English Heritage considers listed building status as a better way of protecting buildings than scheduled monument status. If a monument is considered by English Heritage to "no longer merit scheduling" it can be removed from the schedule. Medway is a unitary authority in the English county of Kent. Medway covers the towns of Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Rochester and Strood as well as smaller settlements and surrounding rural areas totalling 74.5 square miles (193 km2) on the north Kent coast and both sides of the River Medway. It has a population of approximately 265,000. The monuments include a palaeolithic site and Rochester castle, but the majority are associated with the Royal Navy's former Chatham Dockyard and its protective fortifications. Monuments Name Remains Date Location Coordinates Description Ref(s) Customs House, Chatham Dockyard Intact building Early 19th century Chatham 51.39297°N 0.52647°E / 51.39297; 0.52647 (Customs House, Chatham Dockyard) An early 19th-century single storey brick building. One of a matching pair with the guard house on the opposite side of the road. Also listed Grade II*. Bridge Chapel Intact building 1386–87 Rochester 51.39106°N 0.50154°E / 51.39106; 0.50154 (Bridge Chapel) Founded as the chapel of All Souls in 1386, the existing 1879 building is the second replacement on the site and incorporates elements of the chapel. Also listed Grade II. Rochester city wall City wall Roman/Medieval Rochester 51.38765°N 0.50180°E / 51.38765; 0.50180 (Rochester city wall (remnant)) 51.39064°N 0.50429°E / 51.39064; 0.50429 (Rochester city wall(remnant)) 51.38683°N 0.50414°E / 51.38683; 0.50414 (Rochester city wall(remnant)) 51.39038°N 0.50449°E / 51.39038; 0.50449 (Rochester city wall(remnant)) 51.38886°N 0.50574°E / 51.38886; 0.50574 (Rochester city wall(remnant)) 51.38835°N 0.50586°E / 51.38835; 0.50586 (Rochester city wall(remnant)) Fragmentary remnants of the stone city wall. The wall was started by the Romans and modified and realigned in the medieval period. The largest continuous section is to the east of the city centre and forms three attached wings connected by the north-east and south-east bastions. Also listed Grade I. Cockham Wood Fort Ruins of earthworks and brick structures 1669 Hoo St Werburgh 51.41242°N 0.55113°E / 51.41242; 0.55113 (Cockham Wood Fort) A gun battery on the steep river bank with protective ditches on the landward sides. Designed by Sir Bernard de Gomme to defend the River Medway and the Chatham Dockyard. The battery originally had 44 guns in two tiers, but was reduced by half by 1725 and was disused by 1790.

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Medway