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In 1876, proposals were also made for several roller skating rinks in the [[Medway Towns]]. Plans to convert the [[Corn Exchange, Rochester|Corn Exchange]] in Rochester were abandoned, but work continued at the military gymnasium in Brompton. The floor there was laid with asphalt by convicts, William Squires, escaped briefly in February 1876 before being recaptured at Snodledge Bottom.[{{Cite web |title=]Wayback Machine |url=https://foma-lsc.org/Downloads/Issue%2045.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021164438/https://foma-lsc.org/Downloads/Issue%2045.pdf |archive-date=2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=foma-lsc.org |quote=plans were afoot in the Medway Towns for the creation of at least three roller skating rinks. The South East Gazette reported in March 1876 that plans to convert the floor of the Corn Exchange in Rochester into a skating rink had unfortunately been abandoned, but work on a skating rink on the floor of the military gymnasium in Brompton was underway. The floor in Brompton was being covered with ‘asphalte’ by a large number of convicts, one of whom – William Squires – escaped in thick fog in February 1876 only to be re-captured four hours later at ‘Snodledge Bottom’}} |
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In 1876, proposals were also made for several roller skating rinks in the [[Medway Towns]]. Plans to convert the [[Corn Exchange, Rochester|Corn Exchange]] in Rochester were abandoned, but work continued at the military gymnasium in Brompton. The floor there was laid with asphalt by convicts, William Squires, escaped briefly in February 1876 before being recaptured at Snodledge Bottom.[{{Cite web |last=Worthy |first=Helen |title=Rinkomania – The Story of Chatham United Service Skating Rink |url=https://foma-lsc.org/Downloads/Issue%2045.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021164438/https://foma-lsc.org/Downloads/Issue%2045.pdf |archive-date=2025-10-21 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=foma-lsc.org |quote=plans were afoot in the Medway Towns for the creation of at least three roller skating rinks. The South East Gazette reported in March 1876 that plans to convert the floor of the Corn Exchange in Rochester into a skating rink had unfortunately been abandoned, but work on a skating rink on the floor of the military gymnasium in Brompton was underway. The floor in Brompton was being covered with ‘asphalte’ by a large number of convicts, one of whom – William Squires – escaped in thick fog in February 1876 only to be re-captured four hours later at ‘Snodledge Bottom’}}] |
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