Round the corner from Sheerness is situated the much older town of Queenborough. Named after Queen Philippa wife of Edward 111 who built a castle
there (demolished in 1650), with a ‘decayed’ harbour, the town never flourished
and was at its height of prosperity in the reign of Elizabeth 1. Pevsner in
1969 says ‘even today ... looks a little forlorn’ I knew Queenborough in the
1960’s and its got no better - probably worse!
There are a number of old buildings, including Holy Trinity
church, not outstanding but with a large churchyard monument in Baroque form to
the Greet family, 1829 by A T Hadlow.
Like Blue Town the town needs funding to
improve the streetscape. There is still the remains of industry around the area
but the pervading smell of the glueworks has now thankfully blown over.
© M.C.Sleigh 2013
