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London Yard
London Yard was a shipyard in London, in use between around 1856 and 1908 by various shipbuilding companies, including Westwood, Baillie and Yarrow Shipbuilders.
Location.
The site is on the north bank of the Thames immediately to the south of the Samuda Estate in Cubitt Town on the Isle of Dogs, and lies between the river and Manchester Road. It occupies around , with around of river frontage.
History.
The site, immediately upstream of the yard of Samuda Brothers, was acquired in
Yard in Cowes where the remainder of the work was carried out. She was finally sailed in completed form from Southampton on 17 October 1986.
Further reading.
- Report on the investigation of Lord Nelson contact with Tower Bridge London River Thames 15 May 2004 "assets.publishing.service.gov.uk", Retrieved 2018-12-07
- Harry Turner: World's first round-the-world ship crewed by disabled docks in London "yachtsandyachting.com", 24 Sep 2014, Retrieved 2018-12-07