Tuesday, 25 January 2011 -
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
20
London House, Churchill Room
Port Talk given by Author, Henrietta Heald.
William, Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810–1900) is Britain's forgotten hero. He has been heralded as the 'inventor of modern living' as scientist, engineer and industrialist and via the creation of Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.
Acclaimed author Henrietta Heald will bring to life the story of this extraordinary man who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne – and becoming both a national icon and a figure of fierce controversy. In its heyday, Elswick employed 25,000 people in the manufacture of hydraulic machinery, ships and armaments. Armstrong built Newcastle's Swing Bridge and the hydraulic mechanism that operates London's Tower Bridge.
If you are interested in attending this event please email Michelle Senyah at michelles@goodenbough.ac.uk
Port Talk given by Author, Henrietta Heald.
William, Baron Armstrong of Cragside (1810–1900) is Britain's forgotten hero. He has been heralded as the 'inventor of modern living' as scientist, engineer and industrialist and via the creation of Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.
Acclaimed author Henrietta Heald will bring to life the story of this extraordinary man who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne – and becoming both a national icon and a figure of fierce controversy. In its heyday, Elswick employed 25,000 people in the manufacture of hydraulic machinery, ships and armaments. Armstrong built Newcastle's Swing Bridge and the hydraulic mechanism that operates London's Tower Bridge.
If you are interested in attending this event please email Michelle Senyah at michelles@goodenbough.ac.uk