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In 1851 Charles Mark Palmer established his own shipyard at Jarrow with his elder brother George.
The land for the yard had previously been used by Simon Temple, Thomas Brown, Holt & Walker and Thomas Metcalf(e) for building wooden sailing ships and was leased from Mr Carr-Ellison of Hebburn.
The yard already had building slipways and a patent slipway for repairing ships and the following year the company built its own engine works on the site.
Above map dated 1856 shows the initial Palmer yard & engine works at Jarrow. Map is copyright of Ordnance Survey In 1852 they built the iron collier JOHN BOWES which was to revolutionise the coal trade between the Tyne and Thames. 1854 First rolled armour plate for warships was produced. In 1857 they commenced construction of blast furnaces at Jarrow and rolling mills the following year. In 1865 the company was converted into a limited liability company under the designation Palmers' Shipbilding and Iron Co Ltd. Also in 1865 they opened a graving dock at the Jarrow site so that their own new vessels could be drydocked there before delivery and also to promote the ship repair side of the business.
Illustrated London News, Saturday, 14/10/1865. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Illustrated London News, Saturday, 14/10/1865. CLICK to Expand/BACK to return In 1905 the f
Above photo shows a ship in the dock and the pedestal crane at the dock entrance. Photo is copyright of Tyne and Wear Museums
Above photo showing LARISTAN in dock is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo shows the dock just before closure in the 1960s. Photo is copyright of Tyne and Wear Museums |
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