Immediate Homes by Blythswood : advert issued by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow : In The Scottish Municipal Annual : 1963
The Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. had started business in a new yard at Scotstoun, Glasgow, in 1919 - a relatively late entrant into this then staple business of Clydeside. They became known for the construction of tankers and managed to survive the vicissitudes of the 1930s in relatively good shape. In 1928, the Yard was acquired by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company Limited, of Howdon-on-Tyne and in 1941 there was expansion to a site on the opposite, south bank of the Clyde this being the Braehead Works in Renfrew mentioned here.
In post-war years, despite a good relationship with the Furness Withy Line amongst others, the relatively small size of the berths at the yard started to count against the company and by the early 1960s, with orders sparse, one of the products they turned to was this; mobile home construction. Sold as either 'intermediate homes' or also as temporary offices, libraries, classrooms or site premises, the "Clansman" structures do look a wee bit ship like. I wonder how many were sold and were they went into use?
The company did not last long after this advert appearing closing in late 1964, sold out to the Norcross Organsiation and the yard was subsumed into the neighbouring Yarrow Yards.
Immediate Homes by Blythswood : advert issued by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Scotstoun, Glasgow : In The Scottish Municipal Annual : 1963
The Blythswood Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. had started business in a new yard at Scotstoun, Glasgow, in 1919 - a relatively late entrant into this then staple business of Clydeside. They became known for the construction of tankers and managed to survive the vicissitudes of the 1930s in relatively good shape. In 1928, the Yard was acquired by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company Limited, of Howdon-on-Tyne and in 1941 there was expansion to a site on the opposite, south bank of the Clyde this being the Braehead Works in Renfrew mentioned here.
In post-war years, despite a good relationship with the Furness Withy Line amongst others, the relatively small size of the berths at the yard started to count against the company and by the early 1960s, with orders sparse, one of the products they turned to was this; mobile home construction. Sold as either 'intermediate homes' or also as temporary offices, libraries, classrooms or site premises, the "Clansman" structures do look a wee bit ship like. I wonder how many were sold and were they went into use?
The company did not last long after this advert appearing closing in late 1964, sold out to the Norcross Organsiation and the yard was subsumed into the neighbouring Yarrow Yards.