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Sir John Priestman (c1856-1941) was a shipbuilder in Sunderland | |||
He was chief draughtsman at [[W. Pickersgill and Sons|Pickersgills]] before starting his own yard [[John Priestman and Co]] at Southwick in 1882. | He was chief draughtsman at [[W. Pickersgill and Sons|Pickersgills]] before starting his own yard [[John Priestman and Co]] at Southwick in 1882. | ||
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[[Category: Biography]] | [[Category: Biography]] | ||
[[Category: Births 1850-1859]] | |||
[[Category: Deaths 1940-1949]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 13 January 2023
Sir John Priestman (c1856-1941) was a shipbuilder in Sunderland
He was chief draughtsman at Pickersgills before starting his own yard John Priestman and Co at Southwick in 1882.
The yard remained under sole ownership until it closed in the post-war depression of the 1930s.
Priestman made his fortune trading in South African diamonds and was a generous local benefactor, funding many charities and public buildings in Sunderland.
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