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Armstrong gave £11,500 towards the building of Newcastle's Hancock Natural History Museum, which was completed in 1882. This sum is equivalent to over £555,000 in 2010. Lord Armstrong's generosity extended beyond his death.
The company maintained a London sales outlet at New Bond Street. When Armstrong Whitworth and Vickers merged, Armstrong Whitworth's automotive interests were purchased by J D Siddeley as Armstrong Siddeley, based in Coventry. An Armstrong Whitworth car is displayed in the Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. [3]
William Armstrong was born on 26 November 1810 in Newcastle upon Tyne, the son of a corn merchant. [4] Trained as a solicitor, he moved to London before he was twenty. Returning to Newcastle, in 1835 he met and married Margaret Ramshaw, the daughter of a builder. [ 5 ]
This list of museums in California is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Lord Armstrong gave the park, together with his Banqueting Hall, to the people of Newcastle in 1883 and the park opened to the public in the following year. [3] It is now owned by Newcastle City Council. The current Jesmond Dene House adjoining the dene was the mansion of Armstrong's business partner Andrew Noble. It is now a luxury hotel. [4]
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong: Barras Bridge, outside the Great North Museum: Hancock: 1905-6: Hamo Thornycroft: William Henry Knowles Bronze statue with a sandstone screen wall, steps and relief panels Grade II: Q26586754 [8] [2] [3] [4] More images: Queen Victoria: Grounds of the Royal Victoria Infirmary: 1906: George Frampton —
History [ edit ] Originally created in 1859 to separate William Armstrong 's armaments business from his other business interests, to avoid a conflict of interest as Armstrong was then Engineer of Rifled Ordnance for the War Office and the company's main customer was the British Government.
Clarke Historical Museum: Eureka: Humboldt: Local history: Formerly the Clarke Memorial Museum, history of Humboldt County with emphasis on the late 19th century, includes furniture, glassware, clothing and Native American wing Del Norte County Historical Society Museum: Crescent City: Del Norte: Local history