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Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion (Read 1644 times)

Jan 12^th, 2004 at 5:11pm

Flying Trucker Ex Member

I take it that term referred to the sailing ships that were built and made ready for sea.

Was Bristol England the leader in shipbuilding and design at one time?

Was there a ship builder named Bristol and would it possibly be affiliated with the aircraft manufacturer?

Looking for a little history on this.

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Reply #1 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 5:57pm

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Glasgow was more of a ship building area.

Bristol and the Bristol channel had a huge amount of shipping going in and though. Especially in the early part of last centuary.

So I think the phrase Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion comes from the fact that Bristol was one of the busiest shipping ports in the world when sayings like this were made. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 6:42pm

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Not being particularly knowledgable on the subject, but I think Mr Brunel may have something to do with this...

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Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2004 at 6:47pm

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I've always understood that this is the correct origin of the term. Woody got it about right.
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/317600.html
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Meaning
Ready to go.

Origin
From the reputation the port of Bristol had for preparing ships for sail in good order.

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Reply #4 - Jan 13^th, 2004 at 6:51am

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Thanks every-one.

Cheers......Happy Landings......Doug

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