Ruth Patterson
A blog about Henry Robb's Ltd. Shipbuilders and repairers from 1918 to 1984 at Leith.
All comments, corrections and extra information very welcome as this blog is the starting point towards my writing a book about the yaird, the workers and the ships of Robb's.
My personal interest? The Henry Robb who started the firm was my great grandfather.
Henry Robb Shipyard
Tag Archives: book review
Last of The Hard Hat Divers – Bob Sinclair – A Book Review
Thanks to the readers of my blog I am in touch with Bob Sinclair who has written two books about hard hat diving and is currently writing a third. Bob’s first book takes us through some of his experiences in … Continue reading
Posted in heavy industry, Leith, Leith docks, Scottish Heavy Industry, Scottish History
Tagged Bob Sinclair, book review, Cockenzie, diving, hard hat diver, hard hat diving, Last of the Hard Hat Divers, Leith, Leith docks, linesmen, underwater repairs, underwater welding, underwater work, working divers
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Henry Robb's Shipyard 