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'''James and Stone Ltd.''' were based in Brightlingsea on the Colne, in Essex, England.  
'''James and Stone Ltd.''' were based in Brightlingsea on the Colne, in Essex   


==Shipbuilding==
* 1890s - It was originally opened under the name as James and Co. Ltd. for shiprepairing in 1890.  
1890s - It was originally opened under the name as James and Co. Ltd. for shiprepairing in 1890. *World War I -The yard made a number of small craft during the War.  
 
*1940s - It was then purchased in 1946 by Meldrum and Swinson in 1946.
* WWI The yard made a number of small craft during the War.  
*1950s - This led on to the yard being amalgamated with D. Stone Ltd and traded under the name James and Stone Ltd in 1955.  
 
*1980s - The yard went into liquidation in 1989.
* 1946 The company was purchased by [[Meldrum and Swinson]]
 
* 1955 The yard was amalgamated with D. Stone Ltd and traded under the name '''James and Stone''' .  
 
*1989 The yard went into liquidation


==Sources of Information==
==Sources of Information==
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss
British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss

Revision as of 16:53, 16 September 2007

James and Stone Ltd. were based in Brightlingsea on the Colne, in Essex

  • 1890s - It was originally opened under the name as James and Co. Ltd. for shiprepairing in 1890.
  • WWI The yard made a number of small craft during the War.
  • 1955 The yard was amalgamated with D. Stone Ltd and traded under the name James and Stone .
  • 1989 The yard went into liquidation

Sources of Information

British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss