Tag Archives: shipbuilding

Making ships

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Gary

It was very windy in Canary Wharf today. So windy, in fact, that I started to regret my decision to wear a hat. Mind you, it wasn’t windy when I left Farnham first thing this morning so I can be … Continue reading →

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Remembering George

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Gary

Last week, at work, I was faced with one of those records where the information is so scant, it barely exists. In fact the only information I had to go on was the name of the ship model (Vasco de … Continue reading →

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On the Clyde

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Gary

Today was mostly about a Scottish shipyard at Fairfield Farm. It was on the banks of the Clyde, at Govan, not far from Glasgow, and produced all manner of ships. The business really started off in 1834, as Randolph, Elliott … Continue reading →

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