C. H. Walker & Co. Ltd.

The village of Sudbrook, Portskewett, Monmouthshire, was originally built to house workers on the nearby Severn Tunnel, completed in 1888. The tunnel's chief engineer, Thomas Andrew Walker (died 1891), who owned the Sudbrook estate, then opened a shipyard in the vicinity to take advantage of the existing infrastructure and workforce. In 1902 his brother, Charles, formed C. H. Walker and Co. Ltd to continue the shipbuilding industry in the area. The company went into liquidation in 1948 by which time much of its property in Sudbrook had been sold. In 1922 the shipyard closed and 1948 Company wound up.