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		William Arrol, the son of a cotton-spinner, was born in Houston, Renfrewshire in 1839.
		Arrol taught himself mechanics and hydraulics at night school and by the age of 29 decided to start his own engineering business in Glasgow.
		William Arrol, who was also the Liberal MP for South Ayrshire from 1892 to 1906, died in 1913.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /william-arrol.htm (171 words)

	http://www.angelfire.com/ar/arrolfamily
		Cousin), born 29 Sept 1815, was the recipient of a formal Arrol Coat of Arms by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms,Edinburgh.
		In addition, Arrol was formerly named, as being a member of the Clan of Montrose by the Court of the Lord of Lyon of Arms in 1898.
		Although there is a mention of the name of Arrol as a sept of the Clan of McFarlane in "The History of the McFarlane's" and although the McFarlane's were in the same geographical area, as the early Arrol and Arroll families, there is no record of an Arrol actually belonging to the Clan McFarlane.
	www.angelfire.com /ar/arrolfamily/Arrolfront.html (2063 words)

	Titanic Gantry Designer Dies : Cork Examiner (1913) - 8 February 1913
		Arrol the eminent engineer and principal partners in the firm of Sir Wm.
		Arrol and Co. Ltd, of Dalmarnock Ironworks, Glasgow, died at Ayr to-day.
		His involvement with the reconstruction of the Tay bridge shows that he was involved in the aftermath of one great disaster and at the formative stages of what would prove to be another.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/3189 (172 words)

	Record View
		The Nineteenth century saw great advances in engineering, and by the end of the century, engineers like Sir William Arrol were making their mark on Scotland.
		Sir William, and the company he founded, were responsible for the construction of some of Scotland's most famous iron structures, the Forth and Tay (second) bridges among them.
		Sir William Arrol was also involved in the construction of another rail bridge.
	www.rls.org.uk /database/record.php?usi=000-000-001-406-L (1030 words)

	HWUSA — Heriot-Watt University Students Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		No-one was injured as a result of the incident and the gas boosters concerned were unique to the William Arrol building.
		The William Arrol building, the bridge link to Edwin Chadwick building and the Chaplaincy are closed until further notice.
		Staff based within the William Arrol building are requested to report to Room 203 (Student Office) Edwin Chadwick Building where a briefing meeting will be held at 9.00am this morning.
	www.hwusa.org /news/read.asp?NewsID=307 (290 words)

	RCAHMS : publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The purpose of this catalogue is to assist access to the International material contained within the Sir William Arrol Collection.
		Arrol supplied many pipelines and associated equipment for hydro-electric schemes from the 1920s onwards.
		This was one of many contracts completed by Arrol for the Crown Agents for the Colonies.
	www.rcahms.gov.uk /publicationarrol.html (470 words)

	Who's Who in Glasgow in 1909: SIR WILLIAM ARROL [ebook chapter] / George Eyre-Todd, 1909
		Sir William Arrol was entrusted with the building of them, and they stand to-day for monuments of his skill and courage.
		Most men would have held themselves excused in the circumstances, but Sir William was present, and counted for his party in the division.
		Sir William has built for himself the beautiful house of Seafield at Ayr, where some day he may retire to enjoy the many academic and other honours which have come to him.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /eyrwho/eyrwho0214.htm (541 words)

	SIR JOHN FOWLER (1817 - 1898) and the FORTH RAIL BRIDGE (1890)
		There are entries for the family in the Barnsley Poll Book 1835 and in a "transcript of the entry of professions and trades for Ecclesfield in Pigot's Directory of 1834".
		William who went on to found a large ironworks near Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
		The completely redesigned bridge that was started in 1883 remains one of the world's most distinctive structures and certainly can be classed as one of the wonders of the industrial world.
	www.chrishobbs.com /johnfowlerforthrail.htm (976 words)

	William Arrol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Arrol (1839 - 1913) was a Scottish civil engineer and bridge builder.
		Arrol was knighted in 1890, and elected as the Liberal MP for South Ayrshire in 1892, serving the constituency until 1906.
		His company was contracted by Harland and Wolff Shipyard, Belfast, to construct a large Gantry (known as the Arrol Gantry) for the construction of three new super-liners, one of which was called 'Titanic'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Arrol (331 words)

	Sir William Arrol - LoveToKnow 1911
		"SIR WILLIAM ARROL (1839-1913), British engineer, was born at Houston, Renfrewshire, Feb. 13 1839.
		In his boyhood he was apprenticed to a smith at Paisley, and worked through several engineering shops until, in 1868, he was able to set up as a boiler-maker.
		See Sir Robert Purvis, Sir William Arrol (1913).
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_William_Arrol (157 words)

	Sir William Arrol : New York Times (1913) - 21 February 1913
		Sir William Arrol : New York Times (1913) - 21 February 1913
		LONDON, Feb. 20.-Sir William Arrol, biggest of British bridge builders, is dead.
		He constructed the present bridge over the Tay and that crossing the Firth of Forth.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/3523 (128 words)

	Argyll Motors
		Scotland had a long tradition in being in the forefront of road transport development In 1784 (60 years before the first trains were in use) William Murdock built a self propelled steam carriage.
		William A. Smith was a successful entrepreneur; he was Vice Chairman of the National Telephone Company, a Director of Bryant and May (the match people) and a Director of The United Alkali Company.
		William A. Smith was appointed Chairman of the company, holding 1000 shares and John Worton (Alex's brother in law) was made Secretary, holding 500 shares.
	www.scotiaweb.co.uk /argyll/argyll2.html (5354 words)

	Standby Information
		Although best known as the character in William Shakespeare's play of the same name, in reality he could not have been more different from this villainous portrayal.
		Initially working for William Kinimonth at the practice of Rowand Anderson and Paul, his worked ranged from housing to commercial and public buildings.
		Steell was Queen Victoria's Sculptor in Scotland, and created many of the public statues in Edinburgh, including the equestrain statue of the Duke of Wellington outside Register House, which was dubbed 'the Iron Duke in bronze by Steell' and the statue of Sir Walter Scott at the centre of the Scott Monument.
	www.tunkhannock.com /scotland/standby.htm (6342 words)

	Overview of Sir William Arrol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Arrol was the contractor responsible for building the Forth Rail Bridge (1890) and the replacement Tay Rail Bridge (1887) which were the two most substantial bridges in the world of their time and remain in constant use today.
		He was also responsible for Tower Bridge in London (1894), bridges over the Nile at Cairo (1908) and multi-span bridges over the River Clyde at Bothwell and the River South Esk at Montrose.
		Arrol bought an estate at Seafield, near Ayr (1885), and built a house there, where he lived until his death.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst3.html (217 words)

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		Brought up in Scotland, although born in Ireland, he is perhaps best known for the absolute temperature scale which takes his name.
		The "Young Pretender", grandson of James VII of Scotland (James II of England), who was exiled by William of Orange.
		The french-backed Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 was intended to restore him to the throne, but ended in disarray and bloody defeat at Culloden (in 1746).
	www.irnbru.com /scottishfacts.html (1808 words)

	India of Inchinnan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The site was first used industrially by William Beardmore and Company, who obtained a contract from the Admiralty to build airships in World War I.
		William Beardmore therefore obtained land at Inchinnan and built the Inchinnan Airship Constructional Station.
		At 720 foot (220 metre) long by 230 foot (70 metre) wide and 122 foot (37 metre) high, it was of compable size to the Cardington and Howden Airship sheds, which were contemporary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India_of_Inchinnan (759 words)

	Foyle's War
		Built by Sir William Arrol and opened in 1890.
		In January 1942 the government appealed to the country to rein in their fuel consumption as coal production had fallen short by ten million tons in 1941.
		In April, the job of designing a comprehensive fuel rationing scheme was given to Sir William Beveridge, a renowned economist.
	www.foyleswar.com /glossary/f.htm (335 words)

	info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Sir William Arrol and Co Ltd. built Goliath.
		And its believed to have been named Goliath by company owner Sir William Arrol.
		Goliath was built following the publication of the Geddes report into the future of British shipbuilding, one of whose recommendations was to concentrate on building giant super tankers.
	members.aol.com /greenock/gol/info.html (308 words)

	Picture of The Firth of Forth Bridges - Free Pictures - FreeFoto.Com
		One of the most spectacular man-made landmarks in Scotland is the Forth Rail Bridge.
		The cantilever bridge, built by Sir William Arrol, crosses the River Forth between South Queensferry and North Queensferry.
		When the Forth Road Bridge opened on the 4th of September 1964, the bridge was Europes longest suspension bridge at one and a half miles.
	www.freefoto.com /browse.jsp?id=17-36-0 (126 words)

	List of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		William Adam (1689-1748) Father of Robert and and builder
		William Robinson Clark (1829-1912) Born Daviot Aberdeenshire became Dean Taunton and prebendary of Wells 1859-1880 and of Theology mental and moral philosophy - of Toronto Canada 1888-1912.
		External link: William Robinson Clark (http://www.oliveweb.clara.net/clark-hogg/ch-gallery-clark-william-robinson.htm) and obitituary (http://www.oliveweb.clara.net/clark-hogg/ch-gallery-clark-william-robinson-obituary.htm).
	www.freeglossary.com /List_of_famous_Scottish_people (522 words)

	Cartype : Arrol-Johnston logo
		A syndicate was formed to found Arrol-Johnston motor company, to produce this Mo-Car.
		The syndicate was headed by Sir William Arrol, an engineer of the Forth Bridge.
		The dog-cart was propelled with an opposed-twin engine having four pistons; it was high, slow, and started by pulling on a rope through the floorboards; nevertheless, it was built until 1905.
	www.cartype.com /page.cfm?id=993&alph=A&dec=ALL (352 words)

	BBC - BBC Four Documentaries - Britain's Best Buildings: Forth Bridge
		In this programme Dan Cruickshank admires the imposing bridge and explores its revolutionary cantilever structure.
		The structure was designed by Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker, constructed by Sir William Arrol and opened in 1890
		William Morris called the bridge, "the supremest specimen of all ugliness"
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbcfour/documentaries/features/bbb-forth.shtml (154 words)

	Forth Bridge completed 1890 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Descibed as Scotland’s Eiffel Tower, the breathtaking Forth Railway Bridge stands at Queensferry Narrows, nine miles west of Edinburgh, where it carries trains for a mile and a half over the Firth of Forth.
		The cantilever structure, with three 340ft high towers, holding the double railway 150ft above the estuary at high tide, was designed by Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker, and constructed by William Arrol.
		After seven years work, 55,000 tons of steel, 640,000 cubic feet of granite and 57 lives lost, the last of 8 million rivets was driven home at the opening ceremony on 4 March 1890.
	www.scotclans.com /clans/1890.htm (101 words)

	WebTitanic \| Titanic Story \| Harland & Wolff
		Ships were increasing in size at an incredible rate around the turn of the century, and to ensure that they could accommodate these larger vessels, Harland & Wolff had constructed larger docks together with bigger slipways.
		The builders of the Forth Rail Bridge near Edinburgh in Scotland, Sir William Arrol and Company Ltd, of Glasgow, were brought in to construct a huge new gantry that had been specially designed by the shipyard's own staff.
		At 840 feet long, by 240 feet wide, it could accommodate two Olympic class liners side by side, as seen here in the photograph to the right.
	www.webtitanic.net /framehar.html (516 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Engineering marvel that has become victim of its own success
		Swedish grey iron doesn't really rate as a material for suspension cables and of course that is where the corrosion is being felt.
		If the tunnel is to be built to 'emulate' the existing road bridge at about the same location, what I said earlier is exactly correct: the tunnel is far costlier and would take longer, and an immersed tube is ruled out because it would not be deep enough.
		Scotland is only wee on the map, but it's still the greatest country in the world despite the best (worst) efforts of our despicable politicians and so forth.
	news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=1741172006&format=rss (12521 words)

	autoclassic.com :: the history of classic cars : Arrol Johnston Dogcart
		This early promise soon faded, for no cars were made north of the Border after the 1920s until Rootes set up a new plant in the 1960s to manufacture Hillman Imps.
		The Arrol-Johnston marque was founded very early in the life of the British motor industry, in 1897, when Sir William Arrol (the noted civil engineer) and George Johnston got together to develop the original ‘Dogcart’ model, which went into production in a factory at Camlachie, an industrial area of Glasgow.
		The city was not short of industrial skills, of course, but in the Victorian era they had been applied mainly to heavy industries, such as shipbuilding.
	autoclassic.com /features/classic_car_history/arrol_johnston_dogcart.html (574 words)

	The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
		ANN RAYNOR was indicted for stealing, on the 2d of March.
		1 shirt, value 10s., and 1 shawl, value 2s., the goods of William Arrol, her master.
		I produce a shawl, pawned by the prisoner, on the 2d of March; I am not certain it was her.
	www.oldbaileyonline.org /html_units/1820s/t18290409-201.html (185 words)

	2004 Coin of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The bridge was built to carry the two tracks of the North British Railway the 2.5 kilometres over the Firth of Forth, at a height of 46 metres above the high tide.
		The structure, with its three massive cantilever towers each 104 metres high, was designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, and constructed by Sir William Arrol.
		It was begun in 1883, and opened on 4th March, 1890, by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).
	www.coinoftheyear.com /2004.html (206 words)

	Titan Crane, Chris Stewart Architects, Clydebank Rebuilt
		This has developed into a full preservation project with the intended installation of a public viewing gallery and feature lighting.
		The William Arrol, Grade 'A' listed crane is currently in poor condition, requiring considerable restoration, in doing so care must be taken to maintain the detail and aged appearance of the crane while retaining its unique character.
		A proposed new visitor centre with viewing deck will incorporate a passenger lift and secondary stairwell adjacent to the main vertical structure of the crane.
	www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk /titan_crane.htm (535 words)

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