Percy G. B. Westmacott
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Percy Graham Buchanan Westmacott (1830 Edinburgh
- September 10, 1917) was a British mechanical engineer.
He was apprenticed to Miller, Ravenhill and Co, Blackwall.
In 1851 he joined the William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong's Elswick Works as a draughtsman.
When Armstrong was appointed to superintend the manufacture of guns at Royal Arsenal
, Woolwich in 1895, Westmacott was entrusted with the technical management of the engine works at Elswick, and during this time contributed to the development of the hydraulic lifting machinery department.
In 1864 he became a partner in the company of Sir W. G. Armstrong and Co, formed in that year, and became Managing Director when the firm became a limited company in 1882.
He married Annette Beatrice (née Berners); they had children:
Edinburgh
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- September 10, 1917) was a British mechanical engineer.
He was apprenticed to Miller, Ravenhill and Co, Blackwall.
In 1851 he joined the William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong's Elswick Works as a draughtsman.
When Armstrong was appointed to superintend the manufacture of guns at Royal Arsenal
Royal Arsenal
The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, originally known as the Woolwich Warren, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British armed forces. It was sited on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England.-Early history:The Warren...
, Woolwich in 1895, Westmacott was entrusted with the technical management of the engine works at Elswick, and during this time contributed to the development of the hydraulic lifting machinery department.
In 1864 he became a partner in the company of Sir W. G. Armstrong and Co, formed in that year, and became Managing Director when the firm became a limited company in 1882.
He married Annette Beatrice (née Berners); they had children:
- Evelyn Westmacott (born c 1862)
- Henry A. Westmacott (born 1866)
- John Westmacott (born c 1873 )
- Lewis Westmacott (born on August 3, 1871 - November 27, 1949) Married, Apr. 20, 1898, Evelyn Bayley, of Dublin.
- Mabel Westmacott (born c 1876)
- Rachel Westmacott (born c 1878)
- Gerald Westmacott (born c April 1880)
Sources
- A Victorian Engineer: the life of Percy G. B. Westmacott (1830-1917), Editors Mabel Noble, Dorothy Boyd. 1973, Eyre and Spottiswoode Ltd.