Converse of object

• protect: In the 18th century Fort Amherst was built to protect the dockyard from attack by land.

• call: Further information can be obtained and a viewing arranged by calling The Historic Dockyard on 01634 823800.

• establish: Proposed to establish a dockyard at Plymouth, but little was done until after the Revolution of 1688.

• build: To make the building of warships more convenient, Henry decided to build two dockyards on the Thames in 1513.

Preposition: at

• time: Departure is from the Historic Dockyard at various times.

Adjective modifier

• naval: In the Thames estuary is the naval dockyard where the Victory was built.

• historic: The Victory is moored at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in the south of England.

• royal: King James IV had his royal dockyard here in the early 16th century.

• former: Chatham Dock occupies one of three basins of the former naval dockyard.

• complete: In 1791 a fire almost destroys the complete dockyard.

• old: The old naval dockyards used by the British have now converted to operate as a commercial shipyard.

Modifies a noun

• worker: Peter Dawson comes from a family of dockyard workers who can be traced for over 200 years in admiralty service.

• building: Another dockyard building standing outside the yard is the chapel, of classic aspect, which is depicted.

• area: The dockyard areas especially were heavily bombed & civilians from these areas were advised to relocate to country areas.

• company: Treasury Minute The dockyard companies must attract a pre-agreed minimum level of work in order to recover their overheads.

• hand: She was not in good material condition, and spent much of her time in dockyard hands.

• staff: I am keen to find information about the Dockyard at Stoke Damerel circa 1820 mainly about the residences of dockyard staff.

Noun used with modifier

• century: WWII destroyer HMS Cavalier and submarine Ocelot; Wooden Walls - a recreation of the 18th Century dockyard; Lifeboat!

• royal: The site of the former royal dockyard, now Convoy's Wharf, is currently under redevelopment.

Possessives

• world: Footsteps into History are evening walks through The Historic Dockyard, the world's most complete dockyard from the Georgian and Victorian periods.