Notes
1. Whittle Dean Water Company.Prospectus of an intended joint stock company to be called the Whittle Dean Water Company(Newcastle: Courant Office, 1845).
2. FARNE (Folk Archive Resource North East) http://www.folknortheast.com
(accessed 10/09/2010)
3. Extract from “The 'Lectric Leet” in “Penny Song Book” (1851) in Selkirk's Collection of Songs and Ballads for the people, original and select (1853)
4. Spence Watson, R.The history of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1793-1896). (London: W. Scott, 1897), p.171
5. Available in Bell Material/ Port of Tyne Collection, Box 3
6. McKenzie, P. W. G. Armstrong: the life and times of Sir William George Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Cragside. ([S.l.]: Longhirst Press, 1983). p. 44
7. Journal of Thomas Sopwith, 30th January 1859 (used by kind permission of Robert Sopwith).
8. Dougan, D. The Great Gun-Maker: the story of Lord Armstrong.
(Newcastle upon Tyne: Graham, [1970]). p. 67
9. Dougan, D. The Great Gun-Maker: the story of Lord Armstrong.
(Newcastle upon Tyne: Graham, [1970]). p. 69
10. Record of the Visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, August 1884 (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1885).
11. Burnett, J. Nine hours' movement: a history of the engineers' strike in Newcastle and Gateshead (Newcastle upon Tyne, J.W. Swanston, 1872).
12. Newcastle upon Tyne Royal mining, engineering and industrial exhibition. (International and colonial.) Jubilee year 1887: Official catalogue. Bound with other exhibition publications.
(Newcastle upon Tyne: R. Robinson, 1887).
13. McKenzie, p. 67
14. Letter from W.G. Armstrong to Robert Spence Watson, 31 May 1883.
Spence Watson Papers, SW 1/1/7
15. Letter from Robert Spence Watson to W.G. Armstrong, 17 April 1886.
Manuscript Album 144
16. Letter from Joseph Swan to John Worsnop, 9 November 1897.
Manuscript Album 147
17. Letter from W.G. Armstrong to Robert Spence Watson, 16 January 1893.
Spence Watson Papers, SW 1/1/9
