Memorabilia

This year in September myself and my other half, Paul Barham, (an architect when he’s not volunteering on this project!), took a cottage in Gardenstown or Gamrie, as it’s known by the locals. We took advantage of our trip to Banff and Buchan to visit the Campbeltown Shipyard archive at…

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We are grateful to Bob Anderson for sending these progress photos of the model he has built of the Campbeltown-bult Aquarius (Yard No. 23) which was built in 1975 for Cyril Scott & Partners of Lossiemouth.  You can see more of Bob’s models in the Lossie Fisheries and Community Museum…

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We are very grateful to Ronnie Young of Shetland for this information sheet showing drawings and detailing specifications for the Campbeltown 90′ design. Although Campbeltown Shipyard built many 87′ footers it didn’t actually build any 90′ boats so this must have been a specification for a speculative design. Campbeltown 90′…

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We are grateful to former Foreman Loftsman at Campbeltown Shipyard, Ronnie McNally, for this photo of a golf outing to Machrihanish, which was made up of a group employees from Campbeltown Shipyard. Ronnie can’t remember which year this was taken so if anyone can remember please get in touch! Back…

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A WEE TOON FIRST:  An article published in the Campbeltown Courier on 20th June, 1980, about apprenticeships at Campbeltown Shipyard. Leslie Howarth, former Managing Director at Campbeltown Shipyard, estimates that there would have been around 130 apprenticeships served at the yard between 1970 and 1990. We haven’t been able to…

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