Above: Select the required shipbuilder by using initial letter of the surname eg: Armstrong, Palmer or Readhead.
Shipbuilders beginning with the letter B:
Name Shipbuilder's Name Town or District Dates Ships Bainbridge Bainbridge, Davy & Hopper Willington Quay 1864 - 1866 4 Bainbridge Bainbridge & Wilson Willington Quay 1864 - 1866 2 Baker John Baker Howdon Pans 1778 - 1781 2 Banks R Banks North Shields 1846 - 1846 1 Barclay Barclay, Donald & Co St Peter's 1858 - 1860 Barker Thomas Barker South Shields 1833 - 1846 11 Barnfarther Barnfarther & Readhead Hebburn Quay 1843 - 1864 Barnes Robert Barnes Newcastle 1842 - 1842 1 Barras Straker & Barras South Shields 1821 - 1826 11 Bell Hall, Bell & Co North Shields 1850 - 1850 1 Bell Andrew Bell North Shields 1836 - 1846 11 Bell J Bell North Shields 1852 - 1852 2 Bell's Close Bell's Close (unspecified) Lemington 1863 - 1866 2 Bennett Sadler Bennett Newcastle 1876 - 1876 1 Benwell Benwell (unspecified) Benwell 1866 - 1866 1 Best W Best South Shields 1854 - 1854 1 Bider Daniel Bider East Jarrow 1838 - 1848 26 Bider Daniel Bider North Shields 1854 - 1854 1 Bill Quay Bill Quay (unspecified) Bill Quay 1820 - 1922 12 Blackburn Quintin Blackburn South Shields 1815 - 1816 2 Blain Wilson & Blain, South Shields South Shields 1869 - 1869 1 Blakey James Blakey Jr South Shields 1835 - 1835 1 Blenkinsop Nicholson, Horn & Blenkinsop South Shields 1896 - 1896 1 Blumer James, Luke & William Blumer South Shields 1838 - 1849 9 Boay Mr Boay Newcastle 1815 - 1815 1 Boutland William M Boutland Bill Quay 1818 - 1854 39 Boutland William E Boutland Bill Quay 1872 - 1879 5 Bowlt John, Andrew & William Bowlt South Shore 1814 - 1835 17 Bowstead Campbell & Bowstead Scotswood 1881 - 1885 17 Bowstead Campbell, Mackintosh & Bowstead Scotswood 1881 - 1885 17 Brigham Brigham & Cowan South Shields 1898 - 1898 2 Brodie John Brodie North Shields 1865 - 1878 6 Brodie Brodie & Maxwell Coble Dene 1864 - 1878 19 Brodrick Ann & Lockwood Brodrick South Shields 1786 - 1801 4 Brown G Brown Gateshead 1843 - 1848 5 Brown George Brown St Peter's 1847 - 1848 5 Brown Jonathan Brown South Shore 1813 - 1824 4 Brown Samuel Brown Tynemouth 1909 - 1909 1 Brown T Brown Gateshead 1831 - 1851 Brown Thomas Brown Howdon 1845 - 1850 14 Brown Thomas Brown St Lawrence 1890 - 1890 1 Brown Thomas & Robert Brown Jarrow 1813 - 1833 9 Brown T & W Brown St Anthony's 1880 - 1880 1 Brown W Brown St Anthony's 1884 - 1884 1 Brown W Brown & Sons St Lawrence 1883 - 1883 1 Brunton John Brunton South Shields 1826 - 1826 1 Bulmer Richard Bulmer South Shields 1787 - 1844 60 Burdis James Dunn Burdis North Shields 1860 - 1870 20 Burrell James Burrell North Shields 1825 - 1825 1 Bushell Luke Blumer Bushell South Shields 1846 - 1858 10 ------------- ---------------------------------------- --------------------- -------------- -------