CHATHAM, City, England

city (1991 pop. 65,035), Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Chatham, Rochester, and Gillingham form a contiguous urban area known as the Medway Towns. Chatham is a major naval station, with well-equipped dockyards, dry docks, and shipbuilding and repairing equipment. There are also flour mills and timber works. The Royal Naval Dockyard is the largest installation. The first dockyard was established by Elizabeth I in 1588. The Roman Watling Street ran through Chatham.

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books on: Chatham City England  - 5385 results

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Chatham
Book by Frederic Harrison; Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1905
Subjects: Pitt, William--Earl of Chatham--1708-1778, Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography
...It is Pitt, the creator of the Empire: Chatham, the one man who might have saved it from...Peace of Utrecht in 1713, the trade of England and of Spain with the Atlantic colonies...exaggerated, so that the whole country, the City and exchanges, the navy, the press, and...
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Lord Chatham and America
Book by O. A. Sherrard; Bodley Head, 1958
Subjects: Pitt, William--Earl Of Chatham--1708-1778
...supposition that Englands idol had feet of filthy lucre. The City, which on the...October 1761 . Chatham, Corr. II...October 1761 . Chatham Corr. II . 158...flame in the City, the letter had...popular in the City, and, more embarrassing...himself that England could not maintain...
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and the Growth and Division of the British Empire, 1708-1778
Book by Walford Davis Green; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1901
Subjects: Pitt, William--Earl Of Chatham--1708-1778
...spirited accounts of Chathams career. In Mr. Lecky History of England in the Eighteenth...the history of England, and the philosophy...Chatham Correspondence...destined enemy of England. Carteret stands...Life of the Earl of Chatham , i., 96, quoting...
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The Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham - Vol. 2
Book by Basil Williams; Longmans Green, 1913
Subjects: Great Britain--Politics And Government--18th Century, Pitt, William--Earl Of Chatham--1708-1778
...spot then valuable to England, the French navy had...happy. 2 See Chatham MSS . 90, which contains...seemed all-powerful. The City named the new bridge...wealth of his friends the City merchants England's extraordinary exertions...
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Chatham and the British Empire
Book by Charles Grant Robertson; Macmillan, 1948
Subjects: Great Britain--History--18th Century, Pitt, William--Earl Of Chatham--1708-1778
...trade interests in the city and overseas were demanding...what an inarticulate England, mewing its mighty youth...The darkest spot in Englands history is the period...fruitful parent of many Englands to be. It was in the...this should be so, for Chatham shared with Cromwell...
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journal articles on: Chatham City England  - 157 results

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Growing Older and Wiser: The Changing Skill Requirements of City Administrators
Journal article by Philip E. Crewson, Bonnie S. Fisher; Public Administration Review, Vol. 57, 1997
Subjects: Cities and towns--Management, City managers--Training
...438-445. Morgan, David R., and Robert E. England (1996). Managing Urban America. 4th ed. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers, Inc. Nalbandian, John (1989). "Professionalism in City Management: A New Beginning." In George H...
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Global and Local Change on the Port-City Waterfront [*]
Journal article by Brian Hoyle; The Geographical Review, Vol. 90, 2000
Subjects: Ports--Environmental aspects, Waterfront development--Social aspects
...Comparative Experiences in Chatham, Plymouth and Portsmouth...Politics: Power and the City in the United States...and France. Cheltenham, England, and Northampton, Mass...Centre. Meyer, H. 1999. City and Port: Urban Planning...Voyage. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books...
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Street-Rats and Gutter-Snipes: Child Pickpockets and Street Culture in New York City, 1850-1900
Journal article by Timothy J. Gilfoyle; Journal of Social History, Vol. 37, 2004
Subjects: New York, New York--History, New York, New York--Social aspects, Pickpockets--History, Social history--Analysis, Social sciences and history--Analysis
...houses. The breakdown by birthplace was: New York City 63 (38%) New...state 46 (28%) New England 6 Middle...
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Career Risk and Reward from Productivity
Journal article by Evan M Berman, Jonathan P. West; Public Personnel Management, Vol. 28, 1999
Subjects: City managers--Surveys, Human resource management--Research, Public administration--Surveys
...Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association...16 Morgan, D. and R. England. Managing Urban America, 4th ed. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House, 1996; Svara, J. Facilitative...Weschler, L.F. and M. Vanacour. City Managers Personal, Professional...
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Friends and Foes of Slavery: Foreigners and Northerners in the Old South
Journal article by Dennis C. Rousey; Journal of Social History, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects: Abolitionists--Demographic aspects, Aliens--Attitudes, Slaveholders--Demographic aspects, Slavery--History, Southern States--Social aspects
...of property. Manuscript Census Returns, Chatham County, Georgia, as cited in note 2...Tenth President of Columbia College in the City of New York (New York and London, 1896...specific nativities--Irish, Germans, New Englanders, Midweste rners--to draw attitudinal distinctions...
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England in Jamaica
Magazine article by Jervis Anderson; American Scholar, Vol. 69, Spring 2000
Subjects: Jamaica--Personal narratives
...Caribbean home as "Little England." Predominantly African...intellectuals in the city of Kingston--began...were only a rumor. Chatham was situated roughly...characteristics. Chatham was founded by eighteenth-century...Baptist village of Chatham, I had been aware...mother church in England. They were also the...
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The Middle East and the Nightmare of Nuclear Proliferation
Magazine article by Thomas Land; Contemporary Review, Vol. 289, Winter 2007
Subjects: Iran--Military aspects, Iranian foreign relations--Military aspects, Mutual assured destruction--International aspects, Nuclear crisis stability--International aspects, Nuclear weapons--International aspects, Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 1968, United States foreign relations--Military aspects, United States--Foreign policy, United States--Military policy
...consultant to the Oxford Research Group in England. In Afghanistan, warlordism, expanding...writes in International Affairs, another Chatham House publication. In Iraq, one survey...establishment of a secret underground city including dozens of deep, secure silos...
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What If Napoleon Had Landed? John Cookson Asks What Might Have Happened Had Napoleon Actually Landed on British Soil in 1803-5
Magazine article by John Cookson; History Today, Vol. 53, September 2003
Subjects: England--History, England--International aspects, England--Military aspects, France--History, France--International aspects, France--Military aspects, Military history--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Napoleon I, Emperor of France--History, Napoleon I, Emperor of France--Military policy
...existed in southeast England. The fortifications...adequate. London was an open city that would have been...was begun on the famous Chatham Lines to protect the...royal family, the Bank of Englands treasure and the artillery...he secured south-east England, there can be no doubt...
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Summer Study Guide
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, January 2001
Subjects: Dancing--Study and teaching, Performing arts schools--Directories
...Wistrich, Artistic Dir., City Ballet, PO Box...Kansas City Ballet School Summer...Marsden, Kansas City Ballet School, 1601...
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Summer Study Guide
Magazine article; Dance Magazine, Vol. 74, January 2000
Subjects: Ballet--Study and teaching, Dancing--Study and teaching
...Naomi Turner, Studio 878, 878 Main St., Chatham, MA 02633; (g) 508/945-8780, (h) 508/945-4718...TRAINING PROGRAMS. Ballet Workshop of New England. July 3-Aug. 11. Ballet. Int-Adv. Ages...898-1219. (rec) (b) (c) MISSOURI KANSAS CITY DANCE OLYMPUS SUMMER 2000 WORKSHOP...
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Birmingham Is Taking to the Catwalk for Style Event; AGENDA as Birmingham Prepares to Become the Style Capital of Europe for the Weekend, Alan Chatham, Chair of Retail Birmingham Explains How City Centre Retailers Have Been Working Together to Bring Style in the City to Birmingham
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 3, 2008
...for the Weekend, Alan Chatham, Chair of Retail Birmingham Explains How City Centre Retailers Have...to Bring Style in the City to Birmingham. Byline: Alan Chatham This weekend will see the first ever Style in the City event taking place right...
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No1 Spot Not Yet in the Bag; IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE V BUILDING RETAIL Thanks Largely to the Bullring and the Mailbox, Birmingham Is a Top Shopping Destination, but What Lies in Store for the Future of City Retail? Alan Chatham, of the Birmingham Development Company, Makes Some Predictions
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 4, 2007
...Store for the Future of City Retail? Alan Chatham, of the Birmingham Development...Predictions. Byline: Alan Chatham My interest in shopping...a top-flight shopping city before. Birmingham moved...Improvement District for City Centre retailers, is to...
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City Puts Best Foot Forward
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 25, 1998
...of space. The answer was nobody, but Brindleyplace manager Mr Alan Chatham and Grimleys Mr Mark Billingham saw that the site had vast potential to help realise several city council ambitions. The development of the Waterside at Brindleyplace...
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Mastermind of City's Renaissance; He's Seeing the World with His Family and Playing Gigs with His Band - and Alan Chatham Is Also One of the Masterminds Behind the Development of Brindleyplace
Newspaper article by John Daniels; The Birmingham Post (England), October 8, 1998
...in the heart of a city. Alan Chathams tastes seem modest...Street matched Alan Chathams belief that it is...critical part of a city from unpromising...find to change the city world. Development...best suited to Alan Chatham: allegretto con...
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Developers Reach for the Stars to See City's Skyscape; Major Development Projects in Birmingham Mean Contractors Can Pick and Choose Their Work. Developer Alan Chatham Explains Why He's Going the DIY Route with the Cube
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 11, 2007
Subjects: Real estate industry
...with the Cube. Byline: Alan Chatham There are many factors that make a city great. The people are probably...serious, particularly for a city like Birmingham. Visionary regeneration...an office development in the city and is scheduled for completion...
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encyclopedia articles on: Chatham City England  - 4 results

 
 
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Chatham , City, England
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
CHATHAM , city, England city (1991 pop. 65,035), Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Chatham, Rochester, and Gillingham form a contiguous urban area known as the Medway Towns. Chatham is a major naval station, with well-equipped...
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Gillingham
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
GILLINGHAM jil ing- m, city (1991 pop. 92,531) and district, Kent, SE England, on the Medway River. Some of the Chatham dockyards (repair and supply facilities) are in Gillingham. Naval and military establishments (notably the Royal School of...
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Great Britain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...the founding of the Bank of England (1694) were closely tied with...cent., such as the earl of Chatham (see Chatham, William Pitt...and the urban boroughs of N England. Other parliamentary legislation...institutional basis for efficient city government and municipal services...
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Copley, John Singleton , American Portrait Painter
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...eight years longer and worked in New York City and Philadelphia as well as in Boston...patronage of a distinguished clientele. In England his style gained in subtlety and polish...historical painting The Death of Lord Chatham (Tate Gall., London) gained him admittance...


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