Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
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Newcastle Cranage Co
From Graces Guide
Newcastle Cranage Company at High Bridge Works
1846 Founded by William Armstrong, with his friends Cruddas, Lambert, Donkin, and Potter.
The firm commissioned Henry Watson's High Bridge engineering works to construct the cranes
1847 The friends founded a new company W. G. Armstrong and Co to manufacture new hydraulic devices.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- Biography of William Armstrong, ODNB