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
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Ian MacDougall’s “Voices of Leith Dockers”, review, Tom Ferguson Part Two
We left Tom describing some of the dangerous and dirty cargoes, sulphur, cement, wood and scrap metal. He goes on to list a whole range of cargoes that passed through Leith including grain, Carlsberg beer from Denmark, Hillman … Continue reading →
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