Tag Archives: Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth and Company Ltd

Some Assembly Required

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Posted by administrator on July 22, 2015     Permalink     Leave a comment

Every so often you come across a story so extraordinary that you can barely believe it really happened.  Such is the saga of the ss Baikal, which I stumbled upon whilst innocently cataloguing a box of old photographs… By 1895… Read more

Health and safety at work 100 years ago

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Posted by administrator on May 13, 2015     Permalink     Comments (15)

While I was recently cataloguing the personnel records in the Vickers Armstrong collection I came across a large quantity of accident records. These give a fascinating insight into working conditions at the factories and shipyards operated by the firm in Newcastle… Read more

Were your ancestors apprentices at the Elswick Works?

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Posted by administrator on January 28, 2015     Permalink     Comments (13)

I’m pleased to report that work is progressing well on the ‘Workshop of the World’ project to catalogue our Vickers Armstrong archives collection. I’ve recently been working on the firm’s administrative records, which include a large quantity of agreements. Many… Read more

Did your ancestors own shares?

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Posted by administrator on October 30, 2014     Permalink     Comments (2)

I’m pleased to report that work is progressing well on the ‘Workshop of the World’ project to catalogue our Vickers Armstrong archives collection. I’ve recently been working on the Executive records of Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth and Company Ltd, which… Read more

First World War Stories: The Birtley Belgians

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Posted by administrator on August 12, 2014     Permalink     Comments (25)

I’m currently working on the ‘Workshop of the World’ project to catalogue the historic records of Vickers Armstrong and its predecessor companies. This project will make thousands of fascinating documents available to the public for the very first time thanks… Read more