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William Doxford & Sons (1840 - 1986)
W. Doxford and Sons Ltd, was a British shipbuilding company established in 1857 by William Doxford. The shipyard was based on the River Wear in Pallion, Sunderland. Prior to that William Doxford had begun building wooden ships at Cox Green on the Wear in 1840.[1]
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'Aghios Nicolaos' is launched by William Doxford & Sons
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William Doxford and Sons
- "W. Doxford and Sons Ltd, often referred to simply as Doxford, was a British shipbuilding company established in 1857 by William Doxford. Based in Pallion, Sunderland, on the River Wear …
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Shipyard and Engine Works of William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
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from TWAM (flickr)
'Aghios Nicolaos' is launched by William Doxford & Sons
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/…
William Doxford and Sons
- "W. Doxford and Sons Ltd, often referred to simply as Doxford, was a British shipbuilding company established in 1857 by William Doxford. Based in Pallion, Sunderland, on the River Wear …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
011788:Palace of Engineering North East Coast Exhibition Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1929
Pinned by Simon Cotterill