Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, often referred to simply as "Palmers", was a British shipbuilding company. The company was based in Jarrow, County Durham, in north-eastern England, and
The launch of HMS Queen Mary beneath the distinctive gantry cranes of Palmers' yard
A Reed water tube boiler built by Palmers, as used in their torpedo boat destroyers
A triple expansion steam engine built in Palmers' engine works, as used in their torpedo boat destroyers
Battleship HMS Defence of 1861, as she appeared from 1866
Jarrow March
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The Jarrow March of 5–31 October 1936, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was an organised protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the English town of Jarrow during the 1930s. Around 2
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…The Jarrow yard was sold to National Shipbuilders Securities, which closed it down in order to sell it, causing much unemployment and leading to the Jarrow March. After the shipyard closed, following support from the industrialist, Sir John Jarvis, the site was used the engine shop as a steel foundry for another…
Jarrow marchers en route to London
Charles Palmer, founder of Jarrow's shipyard
HMS Duchess, the last ship to be launched from Palmer's shipyard, July 1932
Ellen Wilkinson marching with the Jarrow Marchers, Cricklewood, London