A. Leslie and Company

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A. Leslie and Company was a shipbuilding company that was started in around 1853, based North-East England. The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886[1], when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.

Between 1854 and 1885 the ship yard built 255 vessels[2]. The company employed around 2600 men, with more jobs in ancillary trades[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hawthorn Shipbuilders. EdinPhoto. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  2. ^ a b Local Information for Hebburn. Town Info. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
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