pitchpot

Updated: May 23, 2025

The repairs of ships are executed in public graving docks, chiefly by workmen of a humble standing, called pitchpot masters, a curious system, whether advantageous or not to all parties, is a matter of dispute. The environs of Liverpool are particularly ugly, remarkably flat, and deficient in wood and water. There are scarcely any rides or drives of any kind.

Samuel Sidney - Rides on Railways