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The '''Willoughby Bros''' shipbuilding yard was | The '''Willoughby Bros''' shipbuilding yard was located in Plymouth, Devon. It had a 200 foot berth, an engine works and a foundry. It mainly built tugs, coasters, Saltash ferries and Blackpool excursion steamers. | ||
1897 Novel refuse destructor invented by S. Willoughby of Chiswick, a partner in the firm; the destructor was installed at Lewisham<ref>[[The Engineer 1897/09/17]]</ref> | 1897 Novel refuse destructor was invented by S. Willoughby of Chiswick, a partner in the firm; the destructor was installed at Lewisham<ref>[[The Engineer 1897/09/17]]</ref> | ||
It was sold to new owners at the end of the nineteenth century | It was sold to new owners at the end of the nineteenth century | ||
1920s Company closed in the 1920s. | 1920s Company closed in the 1920s. | ||
1971 Willoughby (Plymouth) was still in business. | |||
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* Old cast lamp post seen at Fagin's (AIT) | * Old cast lamp post seen at Fagin's (AIT) | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 12 May 2020
of Central Foundry, Plymouth
The Willoughby Bros shipbuilding yard was located in Plymouth, Devon. It had a 200 foot berth, an engine works and a foundry. It mainly built tugs, coasters, Saltash ferries and Blackpool excursion steamers.
1897 Novel refuse destructor was invented by S. Willoughby of Chiswick, a partner in the firm; the destructor was installed at Lewisham[1]
It was sold to new owners at the end of the nineteenth century
1920s Company closed in the 1920s.
1971 Willoughby (Plymouth) was still in business.
- Old cast lamp post seen at Fagin's (AIT)
See Also
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Sources of Information
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss