Mr Hillhouse of Bristol. Shipbuilder for the Navy, 1749-1822
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- Author(s) Whitefield, Andrew
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2010
- Pages 184pp; illus
- Publisher Redcliffe Press
- Place Published Bristol
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- Name Oxford University Libraries
- City Oxford
- County Oxfordshire
- Country England
- Postcode OX1 3BG
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Focuses on the life and business of James Martin Hillhouse, 1749-1822, and the shipbuilding business he developed, notably its work in building for the Royal Navy and the relationship he established with the Admiralty. Has chapters: 'The rise of the Hillhouse family'; '1765-72 - Apprentice to a true master'; '1770-76 - The finest docks on the Avon'; '1776-83 - The American War of Independence'; 'Achieving the objective - building HMS Medea'; 'New yard at 'the Red Clift'; 'Life away from the dockyard'; 'The French Revolution and public duties'; '1803-22 - Hillhouse, Sons and Company'; 'The Hillhouse legacy'. Has a family tree.