The shipyard was founded by J&G Thomson, an engineering and shipbuilding company, who when faced with the compulsory purchase of their original shipyard in Glasgow moved the business to the then rural spot which became Clydebank. J&G Thomson were taken over by the Sheffield based firm, John Brown & Company in 1899. '16541 - rejected' is written on the negative label for this image.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company
Victorian Shipyard, Water Transport, Industrial Heritage
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