Armstrongs
Civil Engineers, Surveyors and Architect
Brothers John and William Armstrong were born in Northumberland but had relocated to Bristol by the turn of the nineteenth century. John, the elder brother was engaged as an engineer on the construction of the Bristol Docks whilst William probably joined him in c.1810 and eventually they formed a partnership, which lasted for about a decade.(1)
In 1819, John Armstrong set up on his own as a millwright and iron founder but shortly after went bankrupt. Thereafter, he was employed as a civil engineer by several national leading engineers on projects across the country. However, Bristol remained his residence and in 1831 he secured a position as a City Surveyor relating to pavement and sewers, where he remained until his death in 1854.
After the brother's partnership ended, William's occupation appears to have varied in the early 1820s from coal merchant, civil engineer, surveyor and architect. He also secured a City Surveyors position for public buildings in the 1830s, a role he managed alongside his practice until his death in 1858.
In 1819, John Armstrong set up on his own as a millwright and iron founder but shortly after went bankrupt. Thereafter, he was employed as a civil engineer by several national leading engineers on projects across the country. However, Bristol remained his residence and in 1831 he secured a position as a City Surveyor relating to pavement and sewers, where he remained until his death in 1854.
After the brother's partnership ended, William's occupation appears to have varied in the early 1820s from coal merchant, civil engineer, surveyor and architect. He also secured a City Surveyors position for public buildings in the 1830s, a role he managed alongside his practice until his death in 1858.