. ▁These ▁included ▁ships ▁for ▁the ▁Bos por us ▁crossing ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ships ▁used ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁for ▁developing ▁tour ism ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁N ile . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Charles ▁Rand olph , ▁who ▁began ▁trad ing ▁as ▁a ▁mill w right , ▁founded ▁the ▁business ▁as ▁Rand olph ▁& ▁Elli ott ▁by ▁building ▁engines ▁and ▁mach in ery ▁in ▁the ▁Trad eston ▁district ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁John ▁E lder ▁joined ▁the ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁and ▁it ▁then ▁divers ified ▁into ▁ship building ▁as ▁Rand olph , ▁E lder ▁and ▁Company , ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁G ovan ▁Old ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁as ▁No ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁business ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁yard ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁Fair field ▁Farm ▁at ▁the ▁G ovan ▁rivers ide ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Fair field ▁Sh ip building ▁and ▁Engineering ▁Company , ▁after ▁the ▁old ▁farm , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Sir ▁William ▁Pear ce . ▁The ▁ship yard ' s ▁impos ing ▁red ▁sand stone ▁Draw ing ▁Off ices ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁John ▁Ke pp ie ▁of ▁H one yman ▁and ▁Ke pp ie , ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁a ▁young ▁Charles ▁R enn ie ▁Mack int osh , ▁and ▁built