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G.K. Stothert & Co

Defunct companies based in BristolDefunct shipbuilding companies of the United KingdomDraft topics used in wrong namespaceManufacturing companies based in BristolManufacturing companies disestablished in 1933
Manufacturing companies established in 1852
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The Mayflower, Floating Harbour geograph.org.uk 173688

G.K. Stothert & Co was a British engineering company primarily known for shipbuilding and repair founded in 1852 in Bristol, England.

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G.K. Stothert & Co
Pooles Wharf Court, Bristol Spike Island

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Pooles Wharf Court 1-30
BS8 4PB Bristol, Spike Island
England, United Kingdom
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