John Cashmore Ltd

The company was founded in 1872 by a member of the Cashmore family in Horseley Heath, Staffordshire. While eventually the large part of the business was in Newport, with a business address at the Old Town Dock, the headquarters was in Great Bridge, Tipton. Scrapping of steam locomotives from the LMR, ER and WR, also took place at Gold's Hill, Great Bridge. The shipbreaking business was closed in October 1976, and the remaining business was incorporated into the Glynwed Group. == Ship breaking ==

It ran a ship breaking business on the banks of the River Usk, which had a very high tide enabling large vessels to be moved upstream. • (Destroyer - 1914) • (Destroyer - 1922) • (Submarine - 1922) • (Submarine - 1922) • (Submarine - 1922) • (Submarine - 1922) • (Light cruiser - 1922) • (Light cruiser - 1923) • (1923) • (Light Cruiser -1923) • (Dreadnought battleship - 1923) • (Submarine - 1926) • (Submarine - 1926) • (Submarine - 1926) • (1927) • (Destroyer - 1928) • (Submarine - 1928) • (Submarine - 1928) • (Submarine - 1935) • (Minesweeper - 1935) • (Sloop - 1938) • (Submarine - 1946) • (Submarine - 1946) • (Light Cruiser - 1946) • (1947) • (1947) • (1948) • (1948) • (1948) • (1948) • (1949) • (1949) • (1950) • HMS Leamington (1951) • (1954) • (1956) • (1958) • (1958) • (1959) • (1964) • (1965) • (1965) • (1967) • (1970) • (1970) • (Submarine - 1971). • (1972). Civilian vessels • MV Reina del Pacifico (1958) • (1968) == Contributions to railway preservation ==

Nearly all of the thousands of vehicles were scrapped after arriving. However, three steam locomotives were purchased for preservation; GWR 6400 Class No. 6430, now owned by the Dartmouth Steam Railway, is one of the more famous examples. BR Standard Class 8 No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, the sole member of its class withdrawn in 1962, was towed here in 1967 and nearly scrapped here. However, a former BR fireman named Maurice Sheppard realised that this locomotive was delivered to the wrong scrapyard. It was supposed to go to Woodham Brothers in South Wales. No. 71000 was transferred to Barry in October 1967, where it was exposed to the elements until being preserved in 1974. BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 No. 75014 was also sent to Cashmore's with No. 71000 before being sent to Barry where it remained until 1981. ==References==