Renfrew Collection

The Lobnitz Shipyard, Renfrew, Scotland, 1912
Photograph showing the Lobnitz yard at Renfrew on the River Clyde. The Lobnitz company was famous for its rock-cutters and dredgers

LCC-LFB Kennington fire station, Lambeth
Built by the London County Council, Kennington fire station was located in Renfrew Road, Lower Kennington, South London. Seen here are its horse drawn escape ladder

St Andrews Cross, Renfrew, Scotland. Date: circa 1907

MV Renfrew Rose, a River Clyde passenger ferry built in 1984
MV Renfrew Rose, a passenger ferry built in 1984. She operated as the Renfrew Ferry crossing the River Clyde between Renfrew

Renfrew Hairst Street early 1900s

Hairst Street, Renfrew

Babcock and Wilcox workers, Renfrew plant, Scotland
Babcock and Wilcox workers at the Renfrew plant, Scotland, during a mass meeting as part of an employment dispute. Date: circa 1970

Willie Renfrew, works gatekeeper. circa 1890

Golden Jubilee celebrations, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Golden Jubilee celebrations (1858-1908), Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, with a decorated arch. Date: 1908

Babcock & Wilcox Road Roller 4013, Brutus
Maker: Babcock & Wilcox Ltd. at Renfrew, Scotland. Type: Road Roller Number: 4013 Built: 1926 Registration: YB 5089 Cylinders: Single Nhp: 5 Name: Brutus Date: 1970s-1980s

Panama Dredger 2 1889
Dredger - possibly a Renfrew - in the River Chagres, used by the French company in their abortive attempt to construct the Panama Canal. Date: 1889

Lambeth Union Workhouse, Renfrew Road, London
In 1871-3, a new Lambeth workhouse was built at Renfrew Road to a design by Thomas W Aldwinckle. In 1896, the future star of the silent screen Charles Chaplin (then aged seven)

Canadian Fur Exhibit - London Exhibition
Canadian Fur Exhibit by Holt, Renfrew and Co, Ltd. of Toronto (est. 1837) at the Franco-British Exhibition, London 1908

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