Flipbook: DUNSTON NOW (c. 1991)
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DUNSTON NOW
c. 1991
Richard Dunston established a shipyard on the banks of the Stainforth to Keadby Canal in 1858 at Thorne, South Yorkshire where he started building wooden barges. After the death of Thomas Dunston, son of the founder, in 1910 control of the yard fell to the grandson, who quickly gave the company a new direction to undertake building of iron and steel vessels. In 1932, Richard Dunston acquired the yard of Henry Scarr at Hessle on the Humber. That offered the opportunity to build larger vessels, not constrained by the size of the canal at Thorne.
By the time this newsletter was created, Thorne yard had been shut for nearly seven years and all shipbuilding activity was concentrated at Hessle.
Our thanks go to former Dunston employee Steve Wright for loaning us this booklet.
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