Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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James and Stone

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

Shipbuilding

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.
  • 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.

Sources of Information

British Shipbuilding Yards. 3 vols by Norman L. Middlemiss