Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Starboard broadside view of S.S. NAILSEA MOOR and tug, c.1936.

Evans & Reid had been in shipping prior to their takeover of Radcliffe's in 1947. In 1931 Barclay's Bank entrusted the firm with the management of a number of steamers owned by former Cardiff shipowners on whom the bank had foreclosed. One of these was the 4,107 gross ton Nailsea Moor, formerly owned by Williams & Mordey of Cardiff as their David Lloyd George. Built at Stockton-on-Tees in 1917, she is seen here at Cardiff, c. 1936.

Source: Shipping at Cardiff: Photographs from the Hansen Collection 1920-1975 by David Jenkins, 1993.

NAILSEA MOOR (4764 gt) : Built 1917 by Craig, Taylor & Co of Stockton-on-Tees as ss DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, owned by Williams & Mordey Ltd., Cardiff 1932 : Bought by Evans & Reid (Nailsea S.S. Co.) and renamed NAILSEA MOOR 1937 : Owned briefly by Salen Sven, Stockholm and renamed SODERHAMN, and then by August Bolten, Hamburg, renamed BOLLWERK. 1941 : Bought by Lloyd Brasileiro (Companhia De Navegação), Rio De Janeiro and renamed ss NORTELOIDE. She caught fire 80 miles off Rio de Janeiro on 28 October 1945, and was driven ashore at Lagoa Feia on 5th November 1945 where she became a total loss.