Orchard House Yard
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Lighthouse personnel being trained at Orchard Yard circa 1950
Orchard House Yard was an English shipbuilding yard located at Leamouth, on the River Lea at Bow Creek and also known as Orchard Yard and Hercules Wharf. Forming part of the Orchard House estate, over time a number of shipbuilders occupied the site:
- 1840 Ditchburn & Mare
- 1846 C J Mare & Co
- 1857 Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company Ltd
- 1873(pre) Joseph Spencer Watson
- 1889 W J Jolly
- 1890 H H Mackenzie/Mackenzie, MacAlpine & Co.[1]
The only known surviving vessel built at the yard is SS Robin, a 300-ton steam-powered coaster which is part of the National Historic Fleet and the last of her type still in existence. She was built at Orchard House Yard in 1890 by Mackenzie and is currently located a short distance away in the Royal Victoria Dock.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "'Leamouth Road and Orchard Place: Individual wharves and sites', Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs". 1994. pp. 655–685. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "SS Robin: her story". S S Robin Trust. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Robin". National Historic Ships UK. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
External links
- Orchard House - an account dating from 1935 by Charles Lammin
- Leamouth Road and Orchard Place: Historical development, Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 646-655
See also
Coordinates: 51°30′31″N 0°00′24″E / 51.5087°N 0.0067°E
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