Difference between revisions of "John Payne"
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Active from 1859 - 1924 | Active from 1859 - 1924 | ||
Acraman | 1840 [[Acraman and Morgan|Acraman's]] opened a second yard in Bedminster, a well equipped yard which built a number of early steam ships. | ||
1862 The yard passed to [[John Payne]] Ltd | 1862 The yard passed to [[John Payne]] Ltd | ||
As the Vauxhall Yard, it launched dozens of small vessels directly into the New Cut | As the Vauxhall Yard, it launched dozens of small vessels directly into the New Cut | ||
1923 Photo of slipway at Bedminster [https://archive.org/details/thebritishreinforcedconcreteengineeringco.ltd.1923/page/n43/mode/1up here] <ref>[https://archive.org/details/thebritishreinforcedconcreteengineeringco.ltd.1923/page/n43/mode/1up] B.R.C. Structures: a Photographic Record of the Use of Reinforced Concrete in Modern Building Construction by The British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co. Ltd., 1923 </ref> | |||
1925 The yard closed<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Cut_%28Bristol%29] Wikipedia entry for New Cut (Bristol)</ref>. | 1925 The yard closed<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Cut_%28Bristol%29] Wikipedia entry for New Cut (Bristol)</ref>. |
Latest revision as of 13:03, 24 February 2020
of Tower Hill and Vauxhall Yard, Bristol
Shipbuilders and marine engineers
Active from 1859 - 1924
1840 Acraman's opened a second yard in Bedminster, a well equipped yard which built a number of early steam ships.
1862 The yard passed to John Payne Ltd
As the Vauxhall Yard, it launched dozens of small vessels directly into the New Cut
1923 Photo of slipway at Bedminster here [1]
1925 The yard closed[2].
A good account of the Company and its vessels is given in Wikipedia [3]