Description
| Product ID: | 9780750999557 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Noble Boatbuilders of Fraserburgh |
| Authors: | Author: Mike Smylie |
| Subjects: | Maritime history, Maritime history, History of specific companies / corporate history, Fisheries and related industries, Manufacturing industries, Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades, Ships and boats: general interest, Boatbuilding and maintenance, Local history, Places in old photographs, History of specific companies / corporate history, Fisheries & related industries, Shipbuilding industry, Shipbuilding technology, engineering & trades, Ships & boats: general interest, Boatbuilding & maintenance, Local history, Places in old photographs, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first history of a well-known and prolific Scottish boatbuilder When Alexander Noble established his boatyard in 1898, he probably didn’t realise he was also establishing a new Noble tradition. Alexander’s yard would soon be handed over to his eldest son Wilson, who would set up Wilson Noble & Co. to build fishing boats – although he would branch out into minesweepers when needed in the Second World War. Meanwhile, second-youngest son James would break out on his own, thinking that the future of boatbuilding lay in yachts. Altogether, these companies built almost 400 boats, some of which are still working today, and would be a fixture on the Fraserburgh shoreline for nearly a century. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-07-07 |
