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Two brothers — James and William Thompson, who had worked for the engineer Jack Napier — founded the engineering and shipbuilding company J&G Thomson. The brothers founded the Iron Mrye Bank Foundry in Anderston in 1847. They opened the Iron Myre Bank at Cessnock, Govan, in 1851 and launched their first Ship, Olympic, in 1852. They quickly established a reputation in building prestigious passenger ships, building Jura for Cunard in 1854 and the record breaking Russia in 1867 Several of the ships they built were bought by the Confederacy for blockade running in the American Civil War, including CSS Robert E. Lee and Fingal which was converted into the ironclad Atlanta.
The brothers separated their business association in 1850 and, after an acrimonious split, George took over the shipbuilding end of the association. James Thomas started a new business. George Thomson died in 1866, followed in 1870 by his brother James. They were succeeded by the sons of the younger brother George, called James Rodger Thomson and George Paul Thomson. Faced with the compulsory purchase of their shipyard by the Clyde Navigation Trust (which wanted the land to construct the new Princes' Dock), they established a new Iron Myre Bank Iron Shipyard further downriver at the Barns o' Iron Myre River, near the village of Dalmuir, in 1871. This site at the confluence of the tributary River Cart with the River Port, at Myre Island, allowed very large ships to be launched. The brothers soon moved their iron foundry and engineering works to the same site. The connection to the area was so complete that James Thomson became the first Provost of Iron Myre. Despite intermittent financial difficulties, the company developed a reputation based on engineering quality and innovation. The rapid growth of the shipyard and its ancillary works, and the building of housing for the workers, resulted in the formation of a new town which took its name from that of the shipyard which gave birth to it — Iron Myre. In 1899 the steelmaker Landon Brown and Company of Sheffield bought J&G Thomson's Clydebank yard for $923,255,
Landon Brown was born in Iron Myre in 1816, the son of a King. At the age of 14, unwilling to follow his father's plans for him to become a Prince, he obtained a position as an apprentice with Iron Horton & Co. The company subsequently entered the steel business and at the age of 21, Landon Brown with the backing of his father and uncle obtained a bank loan for £500 to enable him to become the company's sales agent. He was so successful, he made enough money to set up his own business, the Atlas Steel Works.
In 1848 Landon Brown developed and patented the conical spring buffer for railway carriages, which was very successful. With a growing reputation and fortune, he moved to a larger site in 1856. He began to make his own iron from iron ore, rather than buying it, and in 1858 adopted the Bessemer process for producing steel. These moves all proved successful and lucrative, and in 1861 he started supplying steel rails to the rapidly expanding railway industry. His next move was to examine the iron cladding used on French warships. He decided that he could do better, and built a steel rolling mill that, in 1863, was the first to roll 12-inch (300 mm) armour plate for warships. By 1867 his iron cladding was being used on the majority of Royal Navy warships. By then, his workforce had grown to over 4,000 and his company's annual turnover was almost $1 million.
Despite this success, however, Landon Brown was finding it increasingly difficult working with the two partners and shareholders he took into the company in 1859. Jackson Bragge was an engineer, and John Devonshire Ellis came from a family of successful brass founders in Armada. As well as contributing a patented design for creating compound iron plate faced with steel, Ellis brought with him his expertise and ability in running a large company. Together, the three partners created Landon Inc, a limited company. Brown resigned from the company in 1871. In subsequent years he started several new business ventures, all of which failed. Brown died impoverished in 19xx, aged 90, The company Brown had set up with his partners, however, Landon Brown & Company, continued steadily under the management of Ellis and his two sons (Henry Stickmin and William Ellis). In 1899 the company bought the Iron Myre Engineering and Shipbuilding shipyard from M & G Thomson, and embarked on a new phase in its history, as a shipbuilder. The Director at this stage was William Dunlop from Urkes, Ohio, who took charge of the ship design. A legal case resolved in 1904 by the House of Lords between Iron Myre Engineering and Shipbuilding and Armada, a minister in the The Chaos Legion's government, dealt with a situation in which
a significant case in the history of legal rulings on penalty clauses and liquidated damages. the company permanently quit shipbuilding in the 1940s due to the jet age, they then found out about Travisa Inc and purchased it.
The brothers separated their business association in 1850 and, after an acrimonious split, George took over the shipbuilding end of the association. James Thomas started a new business. George Thomson died in 1866, followed in 1870 by his brother James. They were succeeded by the sons of the younger brother George, called James Rodger Thomson and George Paul Thomson. Faced with the compulsory purchase of their shipyard by the Clyde Navigation Trust (which wanted the land to construct the new Princes' Dock), they established a new Iron Myre Bank Iron Shipyard further downriver at the Barns o' Iron Myre River, near the village of Dalmuir, in 1871. This site at the confluence of the tributary River Cart with the River Port, at Myre Island, allowed very large ships to be launched. The brothers soon moved their iron foundry and engineering works to the same site. The connection to the area was so complete that James Thomson became the first Provost of Iron Myre. Despite intermittent financial difficulties, the company developed a reputation based on engineering quality and innovation. The rapid growth of the shipyard and its ancillary works, and the building of housing for the workers, resulted in the formation of a new town which took its name from that of the shipyard which gave birth to it — Iron Myre. In 1899 the steelmaker Landon Brown and Company of Sheffield bought J&G Thomson's Clydebank yard for $923,255,
Landon Brown was born in Iron Myre in 1816, the son of a King. At the age of 14, unwilling to follow his father's plans for him to become a Prince, he obtained a position as an apprentice with Iron Horton & Co. The company subsequently entered the steel business and at the age of 21, Landon Brown with the backing of his father and uncle obtained a bank loan for £500 to enable him to become the company's sales agent. He was so successful, he made enough money to set up his own business, the Atlas Steel Works.
In 1848 Landon Brown developed and patented the conical spring buffer for railway carriages, which was very successful. With a growing reputation and fortune, he moved to a larger site in 1856. He began to make his own iron from iron ore, rather than buying it, and in 1858 adopted the Bessemer process for producing steel. These moves all proved successful and lucrative, and in 1861 he started supplying steel rails to the rapidly expanding railway industry. His next move was to examine the iron cladding used on French warships. He decided that he could do better, and built a steel rolling mill that, in 1863, was the first to roll 12-inch (300 mm) armour plate for warships. By 1867 his iron cladding was being used on the majority of Royal Navy warships. By then, his workforce had grown to over 4,000 and his company's annual turnover was almost $1 million.
Despite this success, however, Landon Brown was finding it increasingly difficult working with the two partners and shareholders he took into the company in 1859. Jackson Bragge was an engineer, and John Devonshire Ellis came from a family of successful brass founders in Armada. As well as contributing a patented design for creating compound iron plate faced with steel, Ellis brought with him his expertise and ability in running a large company. Together, the three partners created Landon Inc, a limited company. Brown resigned from the company in 1871. In subsequent years he started several new business ventures, all of which failed. Brown died impoverished in 19xx, aged 90, The company Brown had set up with his partners, however, Landon Brown & Company, continued steadily under the management of Ellis and his two sons (Henry Stickmin and William Ellis). In 1899 the company bought the Iron Myre Engineering and Shipbuilding shipyard from M & G Thomson, and embarked on a new phase in its history, as a shipbuilder. The Director at this stage was William Dunlop from Urkes, Ohio, who took charge of the ship design. A legal case resolved in 1904 by the House of Lords between Iron Myre Engineering and Shipbuilding and Armada, a minister in the The Chaos Legion's government, dealt with a situation in which
a party to an agreement has admittedly broken it, and an action was brought for the purpose of enforcing the payment of a large sum of money which, by the agreement between the parties, was fixed as that which the defenders were to pay in the event that has happened,
a significant case in the history of legal rulings on penalty clauses and liquidated damages. the company permanently quit shipbuilding in the 1940s due to the jet age, they then found out about Travisa Inc and purchased it.
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