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In 1866 land was acquired by Clark & Standfield. They were well established engineers and worked with Stephenson on various projects. They were the engineers of the London Tilbury & Southend Railway, best known for boat lifts on canals and created a floating dock, using a hydraulic ram to raise ships for cleaning, dry docks being very expensive.

Their first dock was built at Millwall. The Barrow Dock was constructed in Grays, being completed in 1882 and capable of lifting a 3200 ton ship. Their next dock was sent to Vladivostock and a slightly smaller one towed to Cardiff, taking 4 days. Other docks were built by such as Swan & Hunter and other ship owners. John Standfield drowned in 1890 when his ship Ville de Calais foundered off Margate. His partner Latimer Clark died in 1898 and that saw the end of the business. They had built a number of barges for Goldsmiths, small enough to use the Regents Canal.

This paper looks at the background to the requirements for a floating dock to enhance this capability and how the dock design was evolved to accommodate the requirements changed.

The paper explains the advantages of the floating drydock and why it is still an important component in managing and maintaining sea-going vessels.

A new book Glasgow Museums: The Ship Models – A History and Complete Illustrated Catalogue is the first fully illustrated record of all 676 ship models held in our collection. The book took over a decade to compile.

The Alluvial Gold Dredger built for the Northern Greece Goldfields in 1938 Ltd and Lobnitz Marine Holdings “Berghaven” both featured in the new book.

A designer’s display model made by Skien Modellverksted, Norway, for Lobnitz Holdings Ltd. Berghavn is a non-propelled dipper dredge designed by Seadrec Ltd, Paisley, and built in 1980 by Ankerlokken Verft Glommen A/S, Frederikstad, Norway, for the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. Used in harbour construction and maintenance, it remains a working vessel.

“This is another recent acquisition and came into the collection last year. What’s interesting is that Berghavn is still in service today.”

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

It was 30 years ago on July 28, 1988, that Southern Water passed ownership of an unheralded vessel that had been in service between 1980-85, to a recently formed charity. That charity was the Solent Steam Packet, and the vessel Steamship Shieldhall.

Shieldhall had been constructed in 1955 by the Lobnitz Shipyard in Renfrew, Glasgow, on the banks of the Clyde, where she was to perform a sludge disposal role for the Glasgow Corporation.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

A once familiar slice of Hawke’s Bay maritime history is back in its home waters after more than 40 years docked in Wellington — well, not quite in the waters of the Bay but not far from it.

It is a shining and working 1.5m model of the dredge Whakarire which served the old Napier Harbour Board, not to mention carrying out vital wartime duties when called upon, between 1934 and 1973.

The Whakarire was originally Wellington-based, having been built for its harbour board in 1905, by Lobnitz and Co of Renfrew, Scotland.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

It is one of the most iconic bridges in London and a symbol of the capital recognised throughout the world.

But Tower Bridge could have been replaced by a tunnel if design proposals submitted by a Victorian engineer had been chosen instead.

The extraordinary picture – which was the design of John Standfield – shows the landmark river crossing replaced by a tunnel with gothic towers on either side.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.

The James Watt Dinner is hosted by IESIS, Scotland’s only multi-disciplinary engineering society. The Institution is the host of The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame is an initiative by IESIS, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and other Scottish Engineering Organisations.

It seeks to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation and contribution of outstanding Scottish Engineers.