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A History of the County of York East Riding
… largely in the specialist crafts of cabinet making and shipbuilding. The number of cabinet makers rose from 12 in 1774 to 22 in 1802 and 33 in 1830. Shipbuilding seems to have employed a smaller number, but the … launched in 1829 at the Grovehill yard it was noted that 'shipbuilding has been carried on here to a considerable …
Survey of London
… Wigram Years, c181943 After 1815 the fortunes of English shipbuilding improved and Blackwall Yard prospered again. Not … Yard both consolidated its position in the Thames shipbuilding industry and, during the mid1830s, enhanced its … to the buildings. 164 Between 1843 and the mid-1870s, when shipbuilding ceased in this portion of the yard, the historic …
Survey of London
… Yard in 1987, it brought to an end a tradition of shipbuilding and shiprepairing on this site which had begun … but in 1843 it was partitioned to create two separate shipbuilding establishments, and in 1877 the western and most … half of the century. Not only were the men employed in shipbuilding and repairs, but also there was construction …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Gatcombe were the main outlets for oak timber for naval shipbuilding during the Napoleonic Wars. Lydney, for many …
A History of the County of Somerset
… sailors, or seamen, and a further 28 were engaged in shipbuilding. 98 Between the 1870s and 1904 trade fluctuated, … evidently founded a merchants' company in 1732. 52 Shipbuilding probably began long before a shipwright was … 55 In the early 18th century the corporation encouraged shipbuilding both on the east bank of the river beside the …
History Theses 1901-1970
… the 17th century. E.F.T. Richards. Birmingham M.A. 1939. Shipbuilding mainly for the Crown, in the Southampton area … to 1820. A.J. Holland. Southampton M.A. 1961. A history of shipbuilding in the north east of England. D.J. Dougan. …
History Theses 1901-1970
… B.Litt. 1928. Labour relationships in engineering and shipbuilding on the north-east coast in the second half of … Lines. London M.Sc. 1961. The economic history of British shipbuilding, 18701914. S. Pollard. London Ph.D. 1951. The … to 191939. E.E. Watkin. Wales M.A. 1949. The British shipbuilding industry, with special reference to the period …
History Theses 1901-1970
… Durham M.A. 1951. The development of the coal, iron and shipbuilding industries of west Cumberland, 17501914. O. … G. Stevenson. Belfast M.A. 1957. The history of iron shipbuilding in the Queen's Island up till July 1874. D. …
Cardiff Records
… Clerk reported that he had inspected the site of the Bute Shipbuilding, Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Ltd., and the bed … December 1892, the Borough Engineer received from the Bute Shipbuilding, Engineering and Dry Dock Co. a letter calling …