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Armstrong Memorial, Barras Bridge
The life-size statue of Lord Armstrong is located outside the Great North Museum: Hancock, by the junction of Barras Bridge and Claremont Road. The statue, by Hamo Thornycroft, was completed in 1906. A panel behind the statue, to the left, shows guns from Armstrong's works being loaded onto a sail ship. A panel to the right shows the Newcastle Swing Bridge, which was designed and paid for by Armstrong. The memorial is Grade II listed (legally protected) on the National Heritage List for England. Who was William Armstrong?
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Junction of Claremont Road and Barras Bridge, Newcastle
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ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL - Newcastle - List Entry
- "Statue and screen walls and piers. 1905-6, signed by Hamo Thornycroft. Sand- stone steps, walls, piers and pedestal; bronze statue and low reliefs. 2 curved steps up to tall square …
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Lord William Armstrong (1810-1900)
- Overview About William Armstrong William George Armstrong was born on 26th November 1810, in Shieldfield, Newcastle. He became a prominent engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth company, producing armaments which …
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Great North Museum: Hancock
- Overview About the Museum Map Street View The museum was established in 1884 to house the growing collections of the Natural History Society of Northumbria. It was named after John …
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Armstrong statue outside the Great North Museum: Hancock
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Armstrong statue outside the Great North Museum: Hancock
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Junction of Claremont Road and Barras Bridge, Newcastle
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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ARMSTRONG MEMORIAL - Newcastle - List Entry
- "Statue and screen walls and piers. 1905-6, signed by Hamo Thornycroft. Sand- stone steps, walls, piers and pedestal; bronze statue and low reliefs. 2 curved steps up to tall square …
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Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Lord William Armstrong (1810-1900)
- Overview About William Armstrong William George Armstrong was born on 26th November 1810, in Shieldfield, Newcastle. He became a prominent engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth company, producing armaments which …
Co-Curate Page
Great North Museum: Hancock
- Overview About the Museum Map Street View The museum was established in 1884 to house the growing collections of the Natural History Society of Northumbria. It was named after John …
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Armstrong statue outside the Great North Museum: Hancock
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Armstrong statue outside the Great North Museum: Hancock
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