Swing Bridge, River Tyne
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The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne, England, connecting Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and lying between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge. It is a Grade II* listed str
The High Level Bridge towers above the Swing Bridge across the River Tyne; photograph facing Newcastle
The machine room, showing one of Armstrong's original three-cylinder oscillating hydraulic motors
William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside. He was also an eminent scientist, invento
Swing Bridge, River Tyne
…probably of the original Roman Pons Aelius bridge. The previous bridge on the site was demolished in 1868 to enable larger ships to move upstream to William Armstrong's works. The hydraulic Swing Bridge was designed and paid for by Armstrong, with work beginning in 1873. It was first used for road traffic on 15 June…
Sir William George Armstrong
Armstrong hydraulic jigger winch of 1888
Grimsby Dock Tower
Armstrong gun deployed by Japan during the Boshin war (1868–69).