Anderson, Johnson & Littlejohn built ships at St Lawrence, Newcastle, near the Mushroom Landing. An 1891 directory advert describes the firm as Shipbuilders, Shiprepairers, Yacht & Boat Builders, with a patent slip and gridiron at St Lawrence. The business was said to be ‘late of Thomas Brown’ at Mushroom Slip. An 1892 advert uses the same layout as the previous firm, suggesting the same site was used for this new partnership. This new firm of Anderson Laverick were probably the first to build iron/steel vessels there although they themselves built at least one wooden hull among their Yard List of 18 or so. The partners were named in local 1892 directory as Douglas M Anderson of 104 Harbottle Street and Stanley D Laverick of 133 Denmark Street...both named as ‘Shipbuilders’. At the end of 1892 the partnership was floated on the stock exchange as a Limited Liability Company, however within 20 months the company had failed and was in liquidation. After the liquidation, shipbuilding ceased on this site and today it is underneath the Newcastle Quayside extensions, near the Spillers Flour Mill. Above is an extract from Tyne Shipyard Biographies, copyright of Ron French. Below are press releases for the incorporation as a Limited Company in 1892 and its Liquidation in 1894.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Tuesday, 13/12/1892

Durham County Advertiser, Friday, 31/08/1894