Steward and Latham

of Millwall

1888: Greenwich Ferry: 'On Monday last, from Britannia Yard, the works of Messrs. Steward and Latham, at Millwall, a commodious steam ferry boat was launched, which is destined to mark a new departure in the conveyance of all classes of road and rail traffic across the Thames.'

1889 'LAUNCH BY ELECTRICITY. A steam yacht built by Messrs Steward and Latham, Blackwall, was recently launched by electricity. The electrical apparatus caused all the supports to be removed simultaneously, and worked perfectly, the launch being successfully accomplished. This is the first time electricity has been employed for launching in a private shipyard.'

1889 LAUNCH OP THE JARTA. The trial trip of the Jarta, 230 tons, took place on Aug. 2, and was very satisfactory. The yacht was built from designs by Mr A. H. Brown by Messrs Steward and Latham, of London. The engines are triple expansion, by Plenty and Co. .... The cylinders are 11in., 17 1/4in, and 27in. in diameter, with a stroke of 20in. The working pressure is 160 lb. .... The saloon is fitted in solid oak, old English style, upholstered in tapestry. Owner's cabin in Louis XVI style, most handsomely upholstered in striped silk. The main and owner's cabin were fitted up by Turner Lord, and Co.'. W. Turner Lord and Co?

G. R. Steward, C.E., M.I.M.E. was later appointed Managing Director of the Universal Smokeless Furnace Co Ltd when it was floated in 1897. Steward 'of the late firm of Steward & Latham, engineers and shipbuilders, Blackwell, who is the author of a paper upon modern smokeless furnaces and an engineer of long standing, and has occupied important positions under several foreign Governments and in the British and foreign merchant service. .... '. George Richard Steward?

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Britannia Yard was also used by Forrestt and Son until c.1888

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