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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 The patent slipway was available to use immediately.
Above photo showing a destroyer on the patent slipway (note rails under vessel) is copyright of South Tyneside Libraries |
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