Wallsend Shipyards. Wallsend riverfront has been the home of world-famous yards including: Schlesinger's (1863-93); C. S. Swan's (1874-80) and G. B. Hunter's (1880-1903); together with major marine engine-works. Turbinia (1894) and Mauretania (1906) were launched here.

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Wallsend Heritage Centre, Buddle Street, Wallsend
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by Tyne and Wear County Council and Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside in 1986

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Schlesinger's
(1863-1893) shipyard

G. B. Hunter's
(1880-1903) shipyard

SS Mauretania
(1906-present) steamship

George Burton Hunter
(1845-1937) shipbuilder

C. S. Swan's
(1874-1880) shipyard

SS Turbinia
(1894-present) steamship

Charles Sheridan Swan
(1831-1879) shipbuilder