Sunderland Shipbuilding - Doxford

Restored reproduction of an original advert included in the 1950 edition of the "Port of Sunderland" Official Handbook issued jointly by the River Wear Commissioners and the Sunderland Corporation.  The book was printed and published by Thomas Reed & Company Limited of High Street West in Sunderland. 

Founded in 1840 by William Doxford, the company grew from building wooden ships at Cox Green to becoming a global leader in shipbuilding and marine engineering at Pallion on the River Wear.

By the 1870s, Doxford was producing iron ships and later developed the world-famous Doxford diesel engine in the 1920s. During WWII, the yard built 75 ships, more than any other on the Wear, vital to Britain’s war effort.

Renamed and merged multiple times, including with Austin & Pickersgill, it became part of North East Shipbuilders before closing in 1989, ending nearly 150 years of shipbuilding excellence.

Printed on high quality 230gsm matt archival paper.