Thomas Royden and Sons was a shipbuilding company in Liverpool which operated from 1818 until 1893.
Thomas Royden, a master carpenter, opened a shipyard on Baffin Street on the west side of Queens Dock, Liverpool in 1818.
[1] In 1863 the company made the transition from building wooden to iron-hulled ships, and the same year Thomas Royden retired.
This came to dominate the company's activities, and in 1893 Royden's sold their shipyard to concentrate on shipping operations and management.
The Santa Clara Company was sold to the Bristol City Line in 1930 finally bringing Royden's independent shipping operations to a close.