Catalogue description FELLOWS AND CO., YARMOUTH, SHIPBUILDERS.

The main records begin in 1824-1827 following its acquisition by the Fellows family, but BR 36/76-8 are of a slightly earlier date.

The bulk of the records were received by the Norfolk Record Office on the 9th of April 1975. Nos. 2-5, 10, 16, 19, 24-26, 28 were deposited with the Yarmouth Borough Library by the Norfolk Nautical Research Society in 1959 and subsequently transferred to the Yarmouth Borough Archives and then to the Record Office. Nos. 1 and 15 were deposited by the Norfolk Nautical Research Society with the Yarmouth Borough Archives in August 1969 and subsequently transferred to Record Office. No. 14 was deposited anonymously with the Yarmouth Borough Archives in March 1966 and subsequently transferred to the Record Office.

The Lucas and Wyllys deposit (Y/D10/462-472) includes Fellows partnership deeds 1856-70 and leasehold deeds of the shipyard 1827-1841.

Fellows and Co, Southtown, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, shipbuilders

Received by Norfolk Record Office by 9 April 1975

Ship drawings were retained by the Great Yarmouth Maritime Museum

The yard was begun, and the first dock constructed, by James Lovewell who died in 1824.