Former Guard House

The Former Guard House, now a clubhouse, is an early 19th-century building located on the south side of Chatham Dockyard at Anchor Wharf. It is constructed of brick and features timber columns, with the roof not visible. The building has a single-depth plan and is a single storey with a three-window range. The front includes an open arcade supported by four Tuscan columns, leading to an entablature and a moulded eaves cornice, with steps leading up to a flagged area underneath. The central doorway has a four-pane overlight and three-panel double doors, flanked by 8/8-pane sash windows on either side.

Inside, the space is plain and lacks decorative or functional features, although it has been reported to have been altered into a mid-20th-century clubhouse bar. The building is situated to the southwest of Storehouse No. 3. It is listed for its close association with the ropery and warehouse complex at Chatham, which is recognized as one of the most significant groupings of industrial architecture in the country.