Sheerness Naval Dockyard & Garrison

This is a superb book, the photographs are so well chosen and the captions invariably interesting and informative. Hughes has a gift for knowing what parts of a photograph will draw the reader's attention and curiosity and explaining what you are looking at. Quality of reproduction is very high, something not often found in books of photographic local history of this kind. My only criticism is that I would have liked to have seen some maps and plans of the dockyard's development over the years, although there are a couple of revealing aerial views. I ordered this book sight unseen because I was working on family history and knew that ancestors had worked and been stationed there. I only received my copy today and I have immediately ordered another of John Hughes's, I am so impressed with this one.

This is is a good book that details the intimate history of the Sheerness Dockyard with some great photographs. My Dad worked there from 1948-60 when it closed

Very interesting book

Excellent read , superb pictures and a revelation of social history in the area. So many new facts revealed in this little picture book. A great reference too.

A good account with many pictures of places I can remember.

Excellent pictures and text

Very good

great book