In a message dated 23/09/2003 07:10:59 GMT Daylight Time, ruthjo@adam.com.au writes: > can I assume this was a shipbuilding company? > Hi Ruth, Briefly, Armstrong's, [properly Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd.] were the greatest warship builders in the North East, their yards were on the Tyne, at Elswick and later at Walker which allowed the construction of larger ships. The first Lord Armstrong's house, Cragside was the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. Regards Stan Mapstone