Asby History Group
wed04apr20:00Asby History GroupLord Armstrong20:00 Asby Village Hall
DATE:
4 October
Event Details
Lord Armstrong Presentation by Paul Heslop. William George Armstrong is Britain’s forgotten genius. He was a visionary inventor, engineer, scientist and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus,
Event Details
Lord Armstrong
Presentation by Paul Heslop.
William George Armstrong is Britain’s forgotten genius. He was a visionary inventor, engineer, scientist and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the north bank of the Tyne – and becoming in the process a national hero. In its heyday, Elswick employed over 25,000 people in the manufacture of hydraulic cranes, ships and armaments.
Armstrong built Newcastle’s Swing Bridge and the hydraulic mechanism that operates London’s Tower Bridge. He created Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, and planted in its grounds seven million trees.
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Non-members most welcome, small entrance fee of £3 which includes refreshments.
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Time
(Wednesday) 20:00
Location
Asby Village Hall
