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Signboard with a ship
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Shipyards are situated right on the waterfront, but are often hard to spot from the landward side because of the surrounding buildings. Thus in the past, shipyards – like many shops and homes – would display signboards or gable stones. These showed the name of the company, or the work carried out there. Naturally ships often featured on signboards for shipyards.
Title: Signboard with a ship
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Shipyards are situated right on the waterfront, but are often hard to spot from the landward side because of the surrounding buildings.
Thus in the past, shipyards – like many shops and homes – would display signboards or gable stones.
These showed the name of the company, or the work carried out there.
Naturally ships often featured on signboards for shipyards.
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