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Sail Loft
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Sail Loft

Listed Grade I since 199927 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
HHouseCAChatham Historic Dockyard conservation areaSMOver a scheduled monument1999Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Sail Loft

Sail Loft is one of 4 Grade I listed buildings in Gillingham and about 9,341 in England. It was listed on 13 August 1999. It stands in the Chatham Historic Dockyard conservation area, designated in 1999, and over a scheduled monument, Chatham Dockyard, Sail Loft. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 39 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1378586↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 4 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Gillingham · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Sail LoftStart here
  2. 2The Brunel Saw MillGrade I · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Crimean War Memorial Arch and Gates, Brompton BarracksGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Brompton Barracks, GymnasiumGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Officers Block and Attached Front Basement Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II*0.2miSouth Block and Attached Front Basement Area Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II*0.2miNorth Block and Attached Basement Area Railings, Brompton BarracksGrade II*0.2miBoer War Memorial Arch, Brompton BarracksGrade II*0.3miMemorial to General Gordon, Brompton BarracksGrade II*0.3miLower Boat StoreGrade II*0.4mi
Around it

5 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II*Wall Surrounding Garden to Rear of Former Commissioners House26 mII*Stables, North Range and Attached Perimeter Wall48 mII*South Tower House49 mII*Former Captain of the Dockyards House and Attached Front Area Railings51 mII*Front and Perimeter Walls to Raised Gardens to Rear of Former Officers' Terrace125 m
More like it

Grade I houses near Gillingham

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Former Commissioners House and Attached Staff AccomodationChatham · 0 mi away
Former Storehouse Number 2 and Former Rigging StoreChatham · 0 mi away
The Ropery and Spinning RoomChatham · 0 mi away
Former Storehouse Number 3 and Former Chain Cable StoreChatham · 0 mi away
Number 3 Slip CoverChatham · 0 mi away
Former Mast House and Mould LoftChatham · 0 mi away
Barn 30 Yards South West of the Manor HouseRochester · 1 mi away
Dickens Chalet to Rear of Eastgate HouseRochester · 1 mi away

Questions about Sail Loft

Is Sail Loft listed?

Yes. Sail Loft is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1378586), first listed on 13 August 1999.

Can you visit Sail Loft?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Sail Loft in a conservation area?

Yes, the Chatham Historic Dockyard conservation area, designated in 1999.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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