Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co
From Graces Guide
Thames Ironworks of Blackwall was an established shipbuilder in the southeast of London.
Shipbuilders
- 1835 Thames Bank Ironworks at Blackwall was established in 1835 by Joseph Ditchburn and Charles Mare for shipbuilding and civil engineering
- 1857 Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd was established in 1857 in Blackwall, London England. This site had been used for shipbuilding for many centuries.
- 1860s Previously owned by C. J. Mare and Company, Thames Iron Works Shipbuilding Co. completed the design of the first pair of ironclad battleships. Built the first ironclad battleship Warrior
- 1868 In addition three five-masted ironclads were then completed in 1868.
- 1880s During the 1880s more battleships were made.
- 1900s The company went on to build a number of coasters, tugs, riverboats and lighters
- 1912 It closed
Buses
- 1905 the first bus chassis was built.
- 1906 they launched the first PSV with a six-cylinder engine.
- 1913 a semi-forward-control double-decker was constructed, that resembled a stagecoach without the horse.
- One of these is exhibited in the National Motor Museum.
- 1906 produced a six-cylinder engine for buses. Also produced a four cylinder engine of 24/30 hp.
- In 1910 they were concentrating on 40 hp coaches
- May have built a few railway locomotives
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- Buses and Trolleybuses before 1919 by David Kaye. Published 1972
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris
- British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss