Armstrong, Sir W G, Whitworth & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Armstrong, W G, & Co
- Armstrong, Sir William, Lord Armstrong
- Mitchell, Charles, & Co
- Armstrong, Sir W G, Mitchell & Co Ltd
- Whitworth, Sir Joseph, & Co Ltd
- Vickers Armstrong
- Siddeley, J D
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Italy
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
- Openshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Airframe production & repair
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Mechanical engineering
Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Armour plate production industry
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Basic metals production
Iron, steel & related alloys production
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Traced origins to W G Armstrong & Co of Elswick, established by (Sir) William Armstrong, later Lord Armstrong, 1810-1900, in 1847 to make hydraulic equipment, cranes and notably artillery pieces for the British army at the time of the Crimean War. 1882 merged with Charles Mitchell & Co, shipbuilders at Newcastle to form Sir W G Amrstrong Mitchell & Co Ltd. 1897 merged with Sir Joseph Whitworth & Co Ltd to form Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd. Now a leading munitions, shipbuilding, iron and steel, locomotives and other transport equipment business. Made motor cars from 1902 and aircraft from 1913. In difficulties in 1920s when business dismembered. Shipbuilding interests acquired by Vickers to form Vickers Armstrong, 1927. Motor vehicles and aircraft interests acquired by J D Siddeley
Publications:
- 'A munition steel company and Anglo Japanese relations before and after the First World War. The corporate governance of the Japan Steel Works ...' in J E Hunter & S Sugiyama (eds), History of Anglo Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Volume 4. Economic and business relations by Nagura, Bunji
- A Shipbuilder's Yarn. A record of a naval constructor by D'Eyncourt, E H W Tennyson
- Arms and the Men. The arms trade and governments by Collier, Basil
- Arms and the State. A history of Sir William G Armstrong & Co, 1854-1914 by Bastable, Marshall J
- Arms and the State. Sir William Armstrong and the remaking of British naval power,1854-1914 by Bastable, Marshall J
- Armstrong Whitworth. A pioneer of world diesel traction by Webb, Brian
- Armstrong Whitworth. From battleships to tool steel and small tools by Unknown
- Armstrong Whitworth. From dreadnought to the motor car by Unknown
- Armstrong Whitworth Locomotives. Some examples of locomotives constructed at Scotswood Works, Newcastle upon Tyne by Unknown
- Armstrong Whitworth Ships. A few examples of the many different types of vessel constructed by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Armstrongs of Elswick. Growth in engineering and armaments to the merger with Vickers by Warren, Kenneth
- Armstrong's River Empire. Tyne shipyards that supplied the world, 1852-1948 by Keys, Dick, & Ken Smith
- 'Armstrongs, Vickers and Japan' in I Nish (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical Portraits, Volume 1 by Conte-Helm, Marie
- Battleship Builders. Constructing and arming British capital ships by Johnston, Ian, & Ian Buxton
- Bowater. A history by Reader, William J
- 'British multinationals in Japan, 1900-41. Vickers, Armstrong, Nobel and the defense sector' in T Yuzawa & M Udagawa (eds), Foreign Business in Japan by Trebilcock, Clive
- British Shipbuilding Industry, 1870-1914 by Pollard, Sidney, & Paul L Robertson
- Charles Mitchell, Tyneside and Russia's first ironclads by Saunders, David
- Contribution of William Lord Armstrong to Science and Education by Short, Alice I
- Cragside by Saint, Andrew, et al
- Domestic Engineering at Cragside. William Armstrong's hydraulic engine and pumps at Cragside and electricity supply at Cragside by Irlam, Geoffrey A
- Down Elswick Slipways. Armstrong ships and people, 1884-1918 by Keys, Dick, & Ken Smith
- Early History of Elswick by Cochrane, Alfred
- Elswick, 1847-1947 by Unknown
- Elswick Ordnance and Engine Works by Unknown
- Elswick Ordnance Company. Its origin and expansion into the present firm of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Emperor of Industry. Lord Armstrong of Cragside, 1810-1900 by Smith, Ken
- Forging the Fleet. Naval armour and the armour makers, 1860-1916 by Boursnell, David
- From breechloaders to monitor guns. Sir William Armstrong and the invention of modern artillery, 1854-1880 by Bastable, Marshall J
- From breechloaders to monster guns. Sir William Armstrong and the invention of modern artillery, 1854-1880 by Bastable, Marshall J
- From Walker to the World. Charles Mitchell's Low Walker Shipyard by Keys, Dick, & Ken Smith
- 'Full steam ahead? The British arms industry and the market for warships, 1850-1914' in J Brown & M Rose (eds), Entrepreneurship, Networks and Modern Business by Singleton, John
- Girding for Battle. The arms trade in a global perspective, 1815-1940 by Stoker, Donald J, & Jonathan A Grant (eds)
- History of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd by Unknown
- History of Armstrong Whitworth by Unknown
- Japan and the North East of England. From 1862 to the present day by Conte-Helm, Marie
- 'Lord Armstrong', 'Cragside' and 'Armstrong Park' in J F Layson, Great Engineers by Layson, J F
- 'Lord Armstrong' in A Menzies, Modern Men of Mark by Menzies, Amy
- 'Lord Armstrong. The solicitor who revolutionised warfare' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- 'New direction of engineering progress. Armstrong Whitworth' in T E Elias, British Commerce and Industry. The post war transition, 1919-1934 by Elias, T E
- New industries for old? Some investment decisions of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, 1900-14 by Irving, R J
- Personal Papers of Lord Rendel by Hamer, F E (ed)
- 'Riches beyond the Dreams of Avarice'?: Commercial Returns on British Warship Construction, 1889-1914 by Arnold, A J
- Rulers, Guns and Money. The global arms trade in the age of imperialism by Grant, Jonathan A
- Shipyards of Armstrong Whitworth by Unknown
- Short Account of the Oppenshaw Works of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Sir Joseph Whitworth. 'The world's best mechanician' by Atkinson, Norman
- Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- 'Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- 'Sir Wm G Armstrong Mitchell & Co' in J Hogg (ed), Fortunes Made in Business. Volume 3 by Unknown
- Some notes on warships designed and constructed by Sir W J Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd by Perrett, J R
- 'The Armstrong Works' in R W Johnson, The Making of the Tyne. A record of fifty years' of progress by Johnson, R W
- The Great Gun Maker. The story of Lord Armstrong by Dougan, David
- Vickers. A history by Scott, John D
- Vickers Brothers. Armaments and enterprise, 1854-1914 by Trebilcock, Clive
- W G Armstrong. The life and times of Sir William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Cragside by McKenzie, Peter
- War Work of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Warships and War Material by Unknown
- Warships for Export. Armstrong warships, 1867-1927 by Brook, Peter
- William Armstrong, Magician of the North by Heald, Henrietta
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Armstrong, W G, & Co
- Armstrong, Sir William, Lord Armstrong
- Mitchell, Charles, & Co
- Armstrong, Sir W G, Mitchell & Co Ltd
- Whitworth, Sir Joseph, & Co Ltd
- Vickers Armstrong
- Siddeley, J D
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Italy
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
- Openshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Airframe production & repair
- Mechanical engineering Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Armour plate production industry
- Basic metals production Iron, steel & related alloys production
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Traced origins to W G Armstrong & Co of Elswick, established by (Sir) William Armstrong, later Lord Armstrong, 1810-1900, in 1847 to make hydraulic equipment, cranes and notably artillery pieces for the British army at the time of the Crimean War. 1882 merged with Charles Mitchell & Co, shipbuilders at Newcastle to form Sir W G Amrstrong Mitchell & Co Ltd. 1897 merged with Sir Joseph Whitworth & Co Ltd to form Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd. Now a leading munitions, shipbuilding, iron and steel, locomotives and other transport equipment business. Made motor cars from 1902 and aircraft from 1913. In difficulties in 1920s when business dismembered. Shipbuilding interests acquired by Vickers to form Vickers Armstrong, 1927. Motor vehicles and aircraft interests acquired by J D SiddeleyPublications:
- 'A munition steel company and Anglo Japanese relations before and after the First World War. The corporate governance of the Japan Steel Works ...' in J E Hunter & S Sugiyama (eds), History of Anglo Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Volume 4. Economic and business relations by Nagura, Bunji
- A Shipbuilder's Yarn. A record of a naval constructor by D'Eyncourt, E H W Tennyson
- Arms and the Men. The arms trade and governments by Collier, Basil
- Arms and the State. A history of Sir William G Armstrong & Co, 1854-1914 by Bastable, Marshall J
- Arms and the State. Sir William Armstrong and the remaking of British naval power,1854-1914 by Bastable, Marshall J
- Armstrong Whitworth. A pioneer of world diesel traction by Webb, Brian
- Armstrong Whitworth. From battleships to tool steel and small tools by Unknown
- Armstrong Whitworth. From dreadnought to the motor car by Unknown
- Armstrong Whitworth Locomotives. Some examples of locomotives constructed at Scotswood Works, Newcastle upon Tyne by Unknown
- Armstrong Whitworth Ships. A few examples of the many different types of vessel constructed by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Armstrongs of Elswick. Growth in engineering and armaments to the merger with Vickers by Warren, Kenneth
- Armstrong's River Empire. Tyne shipyards that supplied the world, 1852-1948 by Keys, Dick, & Ken Smith
- 'Armstrongs, Vickers and Japan' in I Nish (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical Portraits, Volume 1 by Conte-Helm, Marie
- Battleship Builders. Constructing and arming British capital ships by Johnston, Ian, & Ian Buxton
- Bowater. A history by Reader, William J
- 'British multinationals in Japan, 1900-41. Vickers, Armstrong, Nobel and the defense sector' in T Yuzawa & M Udagawa (eds), Foreign Business in Japan by Trebilcock, Clive
- British Shipbuilding Industry, 1870-1914 by Pollard, Sidney, & Paul L Robertson
- Charles Mitchell, Tyneside and Russia's first ironclads by Saunders, David
- Contribution of William Lord Armstrong to Science and Education by Short, Alice I
- Cragside by Saint, Andrew, et al
- Domestic Engineering at Cragside. William Armstrong's hydraulic engine and pumps at Cragside and electricity supply at Cragside by Irlam, Geoffrey A
- Down Elswick Slipways. Armstrong ships and people, 1884-1918 by Keys, Dick, & Ken Smith
- Early History of Elswick by Cochrane, Alfred
- Elswick, 1847-1947 by Unknown
- Elswick Ordnance and Engine Works by Unknown
- Elswick Ordnance Company. Its origin and expansion into the present firm of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Emperor of Industry. Lord Armstrong of Cragside, 1810-1900 by Smith, Ken
- Forging the Fleet. Naval armour and the armour makers, 1860-1916 by Boursnell, David
- From breechloaders to monitor guns. Sir William Armstrong and the invention of modern artillery, 1854-1880 by Bastable, Marshall J
- From breechloaders to monster guns. Sir William Armstrong and the invention of modern artillery, 1854-1880 by Bastable, Marshall J
- From Walker to the World. Charles Mitchell's Low Walker Shipyard by Keys, Dick, & Ken Smith
- 'Full steam ahead? The British arms industry and the market for warships, 1850-1914' in J Brown & M Rose (eds), Entrepreneurship, Networks and Modern Business by Singleton, John
- Girding for Battle. The arms trade in a global perspective, 1815-1940 by Stoker, Donald J, & Jonathan A Grant (eds)
- History of Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd by Unknown
- History of Armstrong Whitworth by Unknown
- Japan and the North East of England. From 1862 to the present day by Conte-Helm, Marie
- 'Lord Armstrong', 'Cragside' and 'Armstrong Park' in J F Layson, Great Engineers by Layson, J F
- 'Lord Armstrong' in A Menzies, Modern Men of Mark by Menzies, Amy
- 'Lord Armstrong. The solicitor who revolutionised warfare' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- 'New direction of engineering progress. Armstrong Whitworth' in T E Elias, British Commerce and Industry. The post war transition, 1919-1934 by Elias, T E
- New industries for old? Some investment decisions of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, 1900-14 by Irving, R J
- Personal Papers of Lord Rendel by Hamer, F E (ed)
- 'Riches beyond the Dreams of Avarice'?: Commercial Returns on British Warship Construction, 1889-1914 by Arnold, A J
- Rulers, Guns and Money. The global arms trade in the age of imperialism by Grant, Jonathan A
- Shipyards of Armstrong Whitworth by Unknown
- Short Account of the Oppenshaw Works of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Sir Joseph Whitworth. 'The world's best mechanician' by Atkinson, Norman
- Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- 'Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne' in Royal Album of Arts and Industries of Great Britain by Unknown
- 'Sir Wm G Armstrong Mitchell & Co' in J Hogg (ed), Fortunes Made in Business. Volume 3 by Unknown
- Some notes on warships designed and constructed by Sir W J Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd by Perrett, J R
- 'The Armstrong Works' in R W Johnson, The Making of the Tyne. A record of fifty years' of progress by Johnson, R W
- The Great Gun Maker. The story of Lord Armstrong by Dougan, David
- Vickers. A history by Scott, John D
- Vickers Brothers. Armaments and enterprise, 1854-1914 by Trebilcock, Clive
- W G Armstrong. The life and times of Sir William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Cragside by McKenzie, Peter
- War Work of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd by Unknown
- Warships and War Material by Unknown
- Warships for Export. Armstrong warships, 1867-1927 by Brook, Peter
- William Armstrong, Magician of the North by Heald, Henrietta