"It's Dante's Inferno Here" - The Noise of the Boiler Shop

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Alex Routen remembers the shock of experiencing the noise of the Boiler Shop on his first day at Chatham Dockyard.

(The Old Boiler Shop is now the Dockside Outlet Shopping Centre).

Part of this walk

Whispers of the Past

Whispers of the Past

The geolocated soundwalk ‘Whispers of the Past’ explores and presents stories from archives from men and women who worked at the Chatham Dockyard before it became a museum. We hear personal accounts, moving stories, descriptions, memories and anecdotes that become vivid and alive again through the voices of those who experienced them. The soundwalk is presented at the Chatham Historic Dockyard, a maritime heritage site, through the free downloadable Echoes app. As visitors move across the site they trigger sounds and memories on their mobile devices creating new resonances with this iconic location. This collection of 10 short stories is commissioned by SparkedEcho as part of the Electric Medway Festival taking place between 21-30 August 2021.

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