Records of Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd, shipbuilding and repair company, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Reference
- GB 248 GD 323/5 and GB 248 GD 322
Dates of Creation
- 1850-1984 (predominantly 1967-1983)
Name of Creator
- Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd (shipbuilding and repair company : 1958-1979 : Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland)
Physical Description
- 0.6 metres
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material

Scope and Content

GD 323/5

Board papers 1978-1979
Directors' reports and accounts 1968-1982
Company secretary's files 1958-1984

GD 322

Letter books 1945-1963
Ledgers, journals and cash books 1857-1967
Invoice books 1945-1963
Stockbooks 1926-1942
Estimates and quotations 1885-1956
Contract files for ships nos. 352-453 (not inclusive) 1939-1965
Contract day books 1857-1973
Salary and wages records 1949-1964
Technical data for ships nos. 33-454, 1869-1969
Plans for ships nos. 25-454 (not inclusive)
Photographs
Publicity, press cuttings and historical data 1850-1976
Publications including British Ship Research Association reports and Lloyds Register 1959-1970

Administrative / Biographical History

Shipbuilding and repairing company, Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Division of Scott Lithgow Ltd formed at the merger of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, and Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland in 1970.

Prior to the merger Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd was a subsidiary of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd.

Established at the west end of Bowling in 1851, the business traded under numerous names - Scott, MacGill and Duncan; Scott and MacGill; Scott and Co; Scott and Sons - before being incorporated in 1958 as a limited liability company as Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd.

In 1965, the company was taken over, at their invitation, by Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd. It subsequently became part of the Scott Lithgow Group following the 1970 merger of Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd and Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.

In order to facilitate this merger, Scotts and Sons (Bowling) Ltd was released from Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd to become part of the 1969 group of companies. This group of companies went on to become Scott Lithgow Ltd.

Nationalised in 1977, the company was placed on care and maintenance by British Shipbuilders in 1979 and shipbuilding ceased in 1979.

Arrangement

The material is arranged into 2 different sequences, reflecting the piecemeal deposit of the records with the National Archives of Scotland and Glasgow University Archive Services. The three sequences, with the covering dates of the records they include, are:

GB 248 GD 323/5 Records of Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd (1958-1984)
GB 248 GD 322 Records of Scott and Sons (Bowling) Ltd (1855-1982)

The material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.