Cosens & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Cosens, Joseph
- Bournemouth & South Coast Steam Packet Co Ltd
- Southampton Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Ltd
- Red Funnel Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, South West, England
- Swanage, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
- Weymouth, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Pleasure boat activities
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Transport equipment production
Small craft building & repairing exc ships
Notes:
Traced origins to 1848 when established by Joseph Cosens to operate pleasure steamer trips. Incorporated 1876. 1881 acquired Bournemouth & South Coast Steam Packet Co Ltd. c1946 acquired by Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Ltd, aka Red Funnel Group. From 1960s focused on ship repair and marine engineering
Publications:
- Cosens of Weymouth, 1848 to 1918. A history of the Bournemouth, Swanage and Weymouth paddle steamers by Clammer, Richard
- Cosens of Weymouth, 1918 to 1996 by Clammer, Richard
- Story of Cosens & Co Ltd. Rise and progress of a flourishing firm by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Cosens, Joseph
- Bournemouth & South Coast Steam Packet Co Ltd
- Southampton Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Ltd
- Red Funnel Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, South West, England
- Swanage, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
- Weymouth, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Pleasure boat activities
- Transport equipment production Small craft building & repairing exc ships
Notes:
Traced origins to 1848 when established by Joseph Cosens to operate pleasure steamer trips. Incorporated 1876. 1881 acquired Bournemouth & South Coast Steam Packet Co Ltd. c1946 acquired by Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Ltd, aka Red Funnel Group. From 1960s focused on ship repair and marine engineeringPublications:
- Cosens of Weymouth, 1848 to 1918. A history of the Bournemouth, Swanage and Weymouth paddle steamers by Clammer, Richard
- Cosens of Weymouth, 1918 to 1996 by Clammer, Richard
- Story of Cosens & Co Ltd. Rise and progress of a flourishing firm by Unknown