Shipyards, scandal and pigstyes. Changing Chepstow in the First World War
Details:
- Author(s) Hamilton, Guy
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2017
- Pages
- Publisher Chepstow Society
- Place Published Chepstow
Topics:
- Name Government procurement
- Name Geopolitical event, natural disaster, etc, impact on business inc end of empire, war, disease, catastrophe, etc, exc industrial conflict
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Deals with the project to build at Chepstow a shipyard for war production of merchant ships to a standard design; the original engineering business of Edward Finch; its acquisition by Standard Shipbuilding Co Ltd; nationalisation of this business to become National Shipyard No 1; development of associated infrastructure, notably workers' housing; post 1918 history of the yard