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Note: An 1839 billhead shows the name as Acraman'''s''', Morgan & Compy. | Note: An 1839 billhead shows the name as Acraman'''s''', Morgan & Compy. | ||
The Acraman family were involved in a variety of businesses. Their first foundry was at Bathurst Basin, Bristol. In 1829 they opened the 'Bristol Iron Works' in nearby St Phillips. They had a shipyard in Bedminster, Bristol. Acramans, Morgan & Co went bankrupt in 1842. Prior to becoming Acramans, Morgan & Co., the business was called '''D., E. and A. Acraman''', and then [[W. D. and W. E. Acraman]] | |||
<ref>'Men of Iron - the History of the McArthur Group' by H S Torrens, published by the McArthur Group 1984: ISBN 0 9509375 0 9 </ref> | |||
1838-42 See [[1839-1842 Marine Engine Makers]] for details of engines made for the Admiralty | |||
==Location of Shipyards== | ==Location of Shipyards== | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 10 September 2012
Note: An 1839 billhead shows the name as Acramans, Morgan & Compy.
The Acraman family were involved in a variety of businesses. Their first foundry was at Bathurst Basin, Bristol. In 1829 they opened the 'Bristol Iron Works' in nearby St Phillips. They had a shipyard in Bedminster, Bristol. Acramans, Morgan & Co went bankrupt in 1842. Prior to becoming Acramans, Morgan & Co., the business was called D., E. and A. Acraman, and then W. D. and W. E. Acraman [1]
1838-42 See 1839-1842 Marine Engine Makers for details of engines made for the Admiralty
Location of Shipyards
Acraman's had a yard built in St Philip's Marsh near the Feeder Canal in 1839, where they built chain-propelled floating bridges for the Gosport-Portsmouth crossing which were too wide to pass through the floating harbour. The next year Acraman's opened a second more expansive yard in Bedminster, a well equipped yard which built a number of early steam ships. The first saw occasional shipbuilding until 1874, but the second passed to John Payne Ltd in 1862 and as the Vauxhall Yard launched dozens of small vessels directly into the New Cut, until they closed in 1925[2].
The precise location of the St Philip's Marsh yard has not been identified, but reference to the 1902 O.S. map shows that the Feeder Canal joins the River Avon near the bridge over the River Avon just south of Temple Meads Station.
The Vauxhall Yard is clearly shown on the 1902 O.S. map. It was on the south bank of the River Avon ('New Cut'), close to Clift House Tannery and Clift House Hospital. On the opposite bank was a narrow piece of land separating the Avon from the Floating Harbour's Baltic Wharf. The site now appears to be occupied by Thomas Ware and Sons (Tanners) and Bristol Metal Spraying & Protective Coatings Ltd. No evidence of the slipway is visible.