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Sir William George Armstrong

William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 – December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire. Image:William george armstrong. ... Image:William george armstrong. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. ...

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong was originally launched on a career in law. However, his major interest was in engineering. In 1840, he invented a hydraulic engine, following it up with other electrical and labour-saving devices, including the hydraulic crane. The first of these cranes was erected on the Newcastle Quayside and attracted wide attention. He also invented the hydraulic accumulator tower; a surviving example is some 300 feet high and dominates the docks at Grimsby. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... For the Technical Symposium of NITK Surathkal Engineer , see Engineer (Technical Fest). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hydraulics is a branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform mechanical tasks. ... Statistics Population: 87,574 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TA279087 Administration District: North East Lincolnshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North East Lincolnshire Historic county: Lincolnshire Services Police force: Humberside Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: East Midlands Post office...

In 1847, Armstrong founded the Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges, soon to be followed by artillery, notably the Armstrong breech-loading gun, which re-equipped the British Army after the Crimean War. A rifled Armstrong front loading gun was also supplied to the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. This gun was designed to sink the new ironclad ships of the Civil War. It fired a 150 lb shell 5-6 miles. One was stationed at Fort Fisher, NC. Rifled and throwing a shell-shaped projectile, the Armstrong gun is regarded as marking the birth of modern artillery. The Armstrong 100-pounder breech-loader naval rifle was, however, less successful. Armstrong handed over the rights of his guns to the nation, and received a knighthood. He also took the position of "Engineer of Rifled Ordnance" for the British Government, and set up the Elswick Ordnance Company, in which he had no financial interest, to manufacture the guns. Such was Armstrong’s fame as a gun-maker that he is thought to be a possible model for George Bernard Shaw's arms magnate in Major Barbara. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Elswick is a ward of the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in the western part of the borough, bordering the river Tyne. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allies: Second French Empire United Kingdom Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Bulgarian volunteers Casualties 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 17,500 British 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of disease 256,000 killed, wounded and died of disease The Crimean War (1854–1856) was fought... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ... The 100-pound breech-loader was the culmination of a prolonged development and trial process undertaken by and on behalf of the armament company run by Sir William Armstrong. ... George Bernard Shaw (George) Bernard Shaw[1] (born Dublin, 26 July 1856 – died 2 November 1950 in Hertfordshire) was an Irish playwright based in England. ... Major Barbara is a 1905 three act play by G. Bernard Shaw that was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre in London. ...

Despite the well demonstrated advantages of rifled artillery, in 1863 the British Government ceased ordering artillery from Armstrong's and for 17 years reverted to muzzle loading artillery manufactured at Woolwich. Armstrong resigned his position for the Government, the Elswick Ordnance Company merged with what was by now Sir WG Armstrong Mitchell & Company, and the focus turned to finding overseas orders. Woolwich is a suburb in south-east London, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, on the south side of the River Thames, though the tiny exclave of North Woolwich (which is now part of the London Borough of Newham) is on the north side of the river. ...

The University of Newcastle was originally formed by Lord Armstrong in 1871 as the College of Physical Science, later Armstrong College in 1904. He was twice president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Newcastle University is a British university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. ... Logo The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is the British engineering society concerned with mechanical engineering. ...

In 1876, Armstrong built the hydraulically-powered Swing Bridge and in 1882 the works also began building ships. Armstrongs built great numbers of vessels for the world’s fleets, including warships, complete with armament, for the emerging Japanese navy. Armstrong gathered many excellent engineers at Elswick. Notable among them were Andrew Noble and George Wightwick Rendel, whose design of gun-mountings and hydraulic control of gun-turrets were adopted world-wide. Rendel introduced the cruiser as a naval vessel. The High Level Bridge towers above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne connecting Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (13 September 1831 - 22 October 1915) was a Scottish physicist noted for his work on ballistics and gunnery. ... George Wightwick Rendel (1833 - 9 October 1902) was a British civil engineer. ...

Armstrong also supplied the original lifting gear for Tower Bridge in London. In 1897, the firm merged with Joseph Whitworth & Co, later merging with Vickers in 1927 to become Vickers Armstrong Ltd.. For the bridge of the same name in California, see Tower Bridge (California). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Joseph Whitworth Sir Joseph Whitworth, Baronet (December 21, 1803 - January 22, 1887) was an English engineer and entrepreneur. ... Vickers Armstrong (Aircraft) company logo Vickers, founded as the Vickers Company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment, traditionally based in Barrow-in-Furness. ... Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Armstrong guns played a major role in the decisive naval battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese war. The 'Japanese Nelson' Admiral Togo visited Newcastle in 1911, staying with Sir Andrew and Lady Noble. Tsushima is a name related to Japan. ... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders N/A N/A Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 134,817+ KIA/POW, 170,000 MIA etc. ... Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War. ...

In World War I, the 60-pounder gun had a fine reputation, while the 18-pounder, 'the backbone of the British artillery effort’ was produced in the main by Armstrongs, along with Vickers. Lloyd George had chosen a small group of trustworthy armaments firms to cope with the demands of the war and Armstrong Whitworth was among them. Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... The British 60-pounder was a medium 5 inch (127 mm) howitzer designed in 1904. ... (Redirected from 18 Pounder) The 18-pounder was the standard British Army field gun of the World War I era. ... David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM (January 17, 1863–March 26, 1945) was a British statesman and the last Liberal to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...

Lord Armstrong's generosity extended beyond his death. He left £100,000 for the building of the new Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne. Its original 1753 building at Forth Banks near the river Tyne were inadequate and impossible to expand. Armstrong's legacy was matched by John Hall, a local merchant, on condition that the new site at Leazes be used.

From 1863 onward Armstrong became less and less involved in the day to day running of his company affairs and began to pursue other interests. He became particularly noted for his successful pursuits in the field of landscape gardening. This was initially carried out in Newcastle's beautiful Jesmond Dene, most of which he owned and where he built a house for himself and his wife in the 1830s. Armstrong donated the long wooded gorge of Jesmond Dene to the people of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1883, as well as Armstrong Bridge and Armstrong Park nearby. The later years of Armstrong's life were spent in his magnificent parkland mansion of Cragside, near Rothbury, now owned by the National Trust. Designed by Norman Shaw, it is of romantic Wagnerian splendour. The house was the first in the world to be lit using hydro-electricity and visitors today can see the ingenious devices by which power is supplied from reservoirs high on the hillside - a thousand acres (4 km²) planted with magnificent trees and rhododendrons. The tallest tree in England is among the Douglas firs in front of the house. Here Armstrong entertained visitors from all over the world, including the Shah of Persia and the son of the Emperor of Japan. His last great project, begun at the age of 80, was the purchase and restoration of the huge Bamburgh Castle on the Northumberland coast, which remains in the hands of the Armstrong family. Lord Armstrong died at Cragside and lies in Rothbury churchyard. Landscape gardening refers to the art of creating a sculptured look to large or small scale gardens. ... Cragside is a country house near Rothbury in Northumberland, England. ... Rothbury is a town in Northumberland, England, located on the River Coquet near the Simonside Hills and the Northumberland National Park. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ... Richard Norman Shaw (1831 - 1913) was a successful Victorian architect. ... Wagner may refer to more than one place in the United States: Wagner, South Dakota Wagner, Wisconsin Wagner may refer to more than one person: Richard Wagner, German composer Cosima Wagner, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner Heinrich Leopold Wagner, dramatist and author John Peter Honus Wagner... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Species See text Douglas-fir is the common name applied to coniferous trees of the genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. ... One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of Persia to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... For the CPR ocean liner, see Empress of Japan. ... Bamburgh Castle from the beach. ...