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'''A. Leslie and Company''' was a [[shipbuilding]] company that was started in around 1853, based [[North-East England]]. The company later merged with the [[locomotive]] manufacturer [[R and W Hawthorn]] to create [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company]] in 1886,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_hawthorn_shipbuilders_leith.htm |title=Hawthorn Shipbuilders |publisher=EdinPhoto |accessdate=2008-05-05}}</ref> when the founder [[Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder)|Andrew Leslie]] retired. |
'''A. Leslie and Company''' was a [[shipbuilding]] company that was started in around 1853, based [[North-East England]]. The company later merged with the [[locomotive]] manufacturer [[R and W Hawthorn]] to create [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company]] in 1886,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_hawthorn_shipbuilders_leith.htm |title=Hawthorn Shipbuilders |publisher=EdinPhoto |accessdate=2008-05-05}}</ref> when the founder [[Andrew Leslie (shipbuilder)|Andrew Leslie]] retired. |
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Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels.<ref name=town>{{cite web |
Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels.<ref name=town>{{cite web|url=http://www.town-info.co.uk/England/County_Durham/Hebburn/Info.html |title=Local Information for Hebburn |publisher=Town Info |accessdate=2008-05-05 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108021252/http://www.town-info.co.uk/England/County_Durham/Hebburn/Info.html |archivedate=2010-01-08 }}</ref> The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades.<ref name=town/> |
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Revision as of 18:12, 23 June 2017
A. Leslie and Company was a shipbuilding company that was started in around 1853, based North-East England. The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886,[1] when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.
Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels.[2] The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades.[2]
References
- ^ "Hawthorn Shipbuilders". EdinPhoto. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b "Local Information for Hebburn". Town Info. Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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