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J.H. TAYLOR AND SONS, BOATBUILDERS

Catalogue reference: ZCR 366

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This record is about the J.H. TAYLOR AND SONS, BOATBUILDERS dating from 1925-1969.

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Reference
ZCR 366
Title
J.H. TAYLOR AND SONS, BOATBUILDERS
Date
1925-1969
Description

FINANCIAL RECORDS, PLANS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Held by
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>J H Taylor and Sons, boatbuilders</corpname>
Physical description
34 Files
Access conditions

Prior notice required for access except 29-34

Immediate source of acquisition

CR 366/1-28 were deposited in the Chester City Record Office in November 1980 and CR 366/29-36 in 1986 by Mr. and Mrs. D. Jones, Taylor's Boatyard, Upper Cambrian View, Chester, via C.N. Moore, esq., Curator, Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Street, Chester.

Administrative / biographical background

Taylor's boatyard was established in 1913 and moved to a site in the Dee Basin slipway, Tower Wharf, in 1917. In the 1970s, the firm was taken over by David Jones (Boatbuilders) Ltd.

Most of the vessels built by J.H. Taylor and Sons were canal craft, but the firm also built fishing boats, including salmon boats for use in the Dee estuary.

Record URL
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J.H. TAYLOR AND SONS, BOATBUILDERS