View of the Boatbuilding Company's works, East Greenwich.

View of the Boatbuilding Company's works, East Greenwich. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: H0649

Description: The innovative 'National Company for Boat Building by Machinery' tried but failed to produce 6,000 boats a year, all to a standard pattern. They were succeeded by the ship building division of the great Maudslay engineering company, which built iron sailing clippers and huge complex steam engines that were fitted into battleships. They were succeeded by barge builders and barge repairers. The present derelict concrete buildings covered barge building shops belonging to Humpheries and Grey.

Creator: Unknown

Date: c.1863

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London