These sheerlegs were used for lifting main machinery built by RW into ships.
Date (of image) : 1955
Donor : Stuart James Wilson
Creator : Unknown
Location
Richardson & Westgarth's 80 ton Sheerleg Crane.
More detail »Richardson & Westgarth's 80 ton Sheerleg Crane.
More detail »"Richies" was the local name for Richardsons Westgarth Engineering Co. Ltd., Hartlepool.
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