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1900 The company was registered on 5 February, to acquire the business of [[Mail, Macfarlane and Co]] and the undertaking of the [[Middle Docks Co]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1900 The company was registered on 5 February, to acquire the business of [[Mail, Macfarlane and Co]] and the undertaking of the [[Middle Docks Co]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
1913 Once the business of [[J. T. Eltringham and Co]] was transferred to Willington, their former yard at South Shields would be taken over by the company whose premises were adjacent; plans for a graving dock were under consideration.<ref>The Times Feb. 12, 1913</ref> | |||
1914 Listed as Ship Builders. <ref>[[Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1914]] p771</ref> | 1914 Listed as Ship Builders. <ref>[[Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1914]] p771</ref> | ||
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of West Holborn, South Shields
1900 The company was registered on 5 February, to acquire the business of Mail, Macfarlane and Co and the undertaking of the Middle Docks Co. [1]
1913 Once the business of J. T. Eltringham and Co was transferred to Willington, their former yard at South Shields would be taken over by the company whose premises were adjacent; plans for a graving dock were under consideration.[2]
1914 Listed as Ship Builders. [3]
1959 Private company.
1961 Engineers and repairers of hulls, machinery and boilers of all types of Naval and merchant shipping. 1,100 employees. [4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ The Times Feb. 12, 1913
- ↑ Kelly's Directory of Durham, 1914 p771
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE