Palmers of Jarrow charts the history of the famous Tyne shipbuilding company which between its foundation in 1851 and its collapse in 1933 launched over 900 vessels. Palmers of Jarrow charts the history of the famous Tyne shipbuilding company which between its foundation in 1851 and its collapse in 1933 launched over 900 vessels. As well as describing the ships that were built there, the spotlight is thrown on the workers of Jarrow. From the revolutionary iron-hulled steamships of the 1850s to the magnificent warships Resolution and Queen Mary, then the catastrophic decline of the Great Depression, the achievement and human cost of shipbuilding is documented.
- ISBN10 1857951964
- ISBN13 9781857951967
- Publish Date 17 February 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 February 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Newcastle Libraries & Information Service
- Imprint Tyne Bridge Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 48
- Language English