Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,711 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
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Shipbuilder
1839 Launched a small iron paddle steamer named the 'Star' from his yard below the Lawe Top.
1842 Launched the world's first steam collier - the 'Bedlington' - length 135 feet
1859 Closed. by this time they had launched 99 iron vessels
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