Hughes Bolckow Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Hughes, Ralph H
- Bolckow, C F H
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Blyth, Northumberland, Northumberland, North East, England
- Swalwell, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Recycling & waste management
Shipbreaking
Notes:
Traced origins to 1906 when established at Derwenthaugh by Ralph H Hughes and C F H Bolckow as shipbreakers and scrap metal merchants. By 1923 wholly relocated to Blyth. Emerged as a major shipbreaking business in 1920s and 1930s. Closed c1982
Publications:
- Battleship Wharf by White, Horace
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Hughes, Ralph H
- Bolckow, C F H
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Blyth, Northumberland, Northumberland, North East, England
- Swalwell, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Recycling & waste management Shipbreaking
Notes:
Traced origins to 1906 when established at Derwenthaugh by Ralph H Hughes and C F H Bolckow as shipbreakers and scrap metal merchants. By 1923 wholly relocated to Blyth. Emerged as a major shipbreaking business in 1920s and 1930s. Closed c1982Publications:
- Battleship Wharf by White, Horace