Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby tynebuoy » Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:10 am

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Re: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby Whickham » Sun Mar 31, 2013 11:35 am

Brill :D
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Re: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby Whickham » Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:24 pm

You can just see the dock entrance on this Google Maps Satellite view. See arrow. I think those northern-most sheds are in Kevin's photo as well.

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Re: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby magoonigal » Sun Mar 31, 2013 4:46 pm

Now that's impressive, Dave.
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Re: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby Tynesider » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:25 pm

magoonigal wrote:Now that's impressive, Dave.



And I think this is it from the other view :D

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Re: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby teesships » Mon Apr 01, 2013 7:21 pm

The Ellerman in dry-dock looks to me to be a fair match for the Wm Gray-built CITY OF FLORENCE.
See: http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/gray/ci ... ce1918.htm

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Re: Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co. Ltd.

Postby magoonigal » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:53 pm

So how about the same picture from another angle...............

Taken from "The Wallsend Slipway & Engineering C. Limited. Wallsend-on-Tyne 1871 to 1929.

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