Shipbuilding Archive

The North East was the engine of the world. It powered the planet with its coal, but transported it with its ships.

Though the docks are filled in, the collective memory of the hard graft and creaking hulls live on.

Scroll down to discover the famous shipyards which fuelled the growth of this great region.

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WLK006

Tyne

Dobson Shipyard

Newcastle

Walker

William Dobson & Co Ltd. (1882 - 1928)

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

BLY003

Blyth

Blyth Dock

Blyth

William Stoveld & Co. (1811-1843), William Stoveld (1811 - 1852) , William Shepherd, Margaret Stoveld (1852 - 1856), George Robinson (1850s - 1863), Bowman and Drummond, Joseph Hodgson & Robert Soulsby, Blyth Shipbuilding Company

Created:

4 Jul 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

SS009

Tyne

Fairle's Dock

South Shields

High Shields

Nicholas Fairles (1791 - 1800s), Laing Family (1807 - 1822), Messrs Witherby & Ihler

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

TWE002

Tweed

Lee Shipyard

Berwick upon Tweed

Tweedmouth

George Lee, Lee & Wight, Robert Lee

Created:

1 Sept 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

GD001

Tyne

Saltmeadows, Shipyard

Gateshead

John Robson (1817 - 1852), Jonathan Robson (1843 - 1859)

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

SS012

Tyne

Low Dock (Brigham & Cowan Yard)

South Shields

Wapping Street

Thomas Winship, Brodericks (1773 - 1802), Brigham & Cowan, British Shipbuilders

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

SS013

Tyne

Young's Dock

South Shields

Thrift Street

Cuthbert Bros. (1837 - 1871)

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

SWI001

Wear

Low Southwick Slipway

Sunderland

Southwick

John Candlish, Robert Candlish, Robert Thompson

Created:

23 Jul 2024

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

HB003

Tyne

Hebburn Quay Shipyard

Hebburn

WP Huntley

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

SWI005

Wear

Low Southwick, Hemsley Shipyard

Sunderland

Southwick

Joseph Hemsley

Created:

22 Jan 2025

Updated:

12 Jun 2025

WQ002

Tyne

Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Works

Wallsend

Willington Quay

Thomas Adamson (1852), William Adamson (1859-1863), Adamson & Pringle (1863-1864), Marshall Bros., W. B. Hornsby, Cole Bros. (1871-1876), W. J. Bone (1876), Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (1876-1927), J Bourn, Armstrong Whitworth (1927 - 1933)

Created:

9 Jun 2023

Updated:

12 Jun 2025