Blaydes Yard
Blaydes' Yard was a private shipbuilder in Kingston upon Hull founded in the 18th century which fulfilled multiple Royal Navy contracts. Her most notable ship was HMS Bounty famed for its mutiny.[1]
History[]
Hugh Blaydes was born in 1686 and started building ships with his sons in 1740. Their yard was at on the Humber Estuary on the edge of Kingston upon Hull.[2] They had a second North End Yard close to their home at 6 High Street (now known as Blaydes House).[2]
By the 1780s the yard was being run by Benjamin Blaydes, Hugh's grandson. The Blaydes family were very prominent in Hull and provided three mayors: Joseph (1636/7), Benjamin (1771/2), Benjamin (1788).[3]
Blaydes Street in Hull, a traditional two storey brick street is named after the family. The family created the company of Blaydes, Loft, Gee & Co. shipowners.
James Blaydes married Ann Marvell, sister of Andrew Marvell.[3] Later members of the family left Hull and moved to Ranby Hall, a large country estate.[4]
Their descendants included Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes and Sir Rowland Blades, Lord Mayor of London.
Blydes' North End Yard has been chosen as the new home of the Arctic Corsair.[5]
Notable ships[]
- HMS Success (1740)
- HMS Anglesea (1742)
- HMS Tavistock (1747)
- HMS Scarborough (1756)
- HMS Rose (1757)
- HMS Temple (1758)
- HMS Tweed (1759)
- HMS Mermaid (1761)
- HMS Ardent (1764)
- HMS Diamond (1774)
- HMS Boreas (1774) captained by Horatio Nelson
- HMS Bounty (1784) built as "Bethia" and converted 1787
See also[]
- Earle's Shipbuilding also in Hull
References[]
- ^ "Mutiny on the Bounty: the Story of the Bethia from Blaydes Yard". farhorizons.hull.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Hugh Blaydes (1686-?)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Blaydes House • History Around Hull • MyLearning". www.mylearning.org. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Agreement between Hugh Blaydes of Ranby Hall and Jonathan Such, father and son of Paull brickmakers". 25 June 1825. Retrieved 11 March 2021 – via National Archive of the UK.
- ^ "The Arctic Corsair". Maritime Hull. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- British shipbuilders