Local History

Gillingham Soldiers of WW1 - PART 4 (those that returned)

Over 450 soldiers from Gillingham are known to have returned from war service although a large number were wounded or gassed. A few of...

Gillingham Soldiers of WW1 - PART 3 (those not named on the War Memorial)

The soldiers named below all had associations with Gillingham but were not included on the main War Memorial situated in Gillingham main...

Gillingham Soldiers of WW1 - PART 2 (Light - Wiles )

Soldiers of World War One David Lloyd, Alan Whiffen and Lynda Grange are researching the lives of soldiers with Gillingham connections. ...

Gillingham Soldiers of WW1 - PART 1 (Bailey - Kinnaird)

Soldiers of World War One David Lloyd, Alan Whiffen and Lynda Grange are researching the lives of soldiers with Gillingham connections. ...

100th Anniversary of the Royal British Legion Club, Gillingham

COMRADES’ CLUB OPENED The opening of the Haig Club happened on Saturday 13 March 1920.

Devastating Floods in the Gillingham area

A violent thunderstorm on Thursday 28th June 1917, accompanied by unprecedented rainfall caused devastation in the locality of Wincanton,...

Gillingham Grammar School

A brief History Extracted from "Gillingham Grammar School, Dorset - An Historical Account" by A F H V Wagner, MA, with a fleeting present...

John Constable R.A. at Gillingham

In the Museum at Gillingham, Dorset there is a touch screen display which tells of the association of John Constable RA with the town....

Gillingham's Fire Engines

Gillingham's First Fire Engine Purchased by the Vestry Committee (fore-runner of the Parish Council) in 1790 from the makers, Bristowe of...

Gillingham , Dorset - a potted history

The earliest known settlement in Gillingham is a lake dwelling at Bay dating from around 2500 BC. During Roman times, around 200AD, a...