Hilhouse

Hilhouse
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding, Shipowner
Founded1772
Defunct1845
FateClosed
SuccessorYard taken over by Charles Hill & Sons
HeadquartersRiver Avon, UK
Key people
J.M. Hilhouse (founder),
George Hilhouse (son),
Charles Hill

Hilhouse (also spelled Hillhouse) was a shipbuilder in Bristol, England, who built merchantman and men-of-war during the 18th and 19th centuries. The company subsequently became Charles Hill & Sons in 1845.[1]

The company, and its successor Charles Hill & Sons, were the most important shipbuilders in Bristol,[2] and taking the concern together built over 560 ships over their 200 years of existence.

  1. ^ "The Story of Charles Hill & Sons". Memories of Bristol England Past & Present. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
  2. ^ Farr, Graeme (1977). Shipbuilding in the Port of Bristol National Maritime Museum Maritime Monographs and Reports. p3