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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. | 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. | ||
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of Central Foundry, Plymouth
Formerly Murch and Willoughby
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
1925 Messrs Willoughby of Plymouth replaced the gates on the Turf Lock of the Exeter Ship Canal.
1920s Company closed in the 1920s.
1958 Merged with Bickle Engineering Co
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