This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of references on Sir William Arrol but a list of some of those used in the development of this website.
General
Wikipedia – searchable online encyclopedia providing a useful starting point for any topic of research.
Purvis, Sir Robert, “Sir William Arrol, A Memoir”, William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1913.
Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd. “Bridges, Structural Steel Work, and Mechanical Engineering Productions”, Engineering Ltd, London, 1909. Read online or download from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/BridgesStructuralSteelWorkAndMechanicalEngineeringProductions
RCAHMS, “The Sir William Arrol Collection: A Guide to the Scottish Material held in
the National Monuments Record of Scotland”, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1998.
RCAHMS, “The Sir William Arrol Collection: A Guide to the International Material held in
the National Monuments Record of Scotland”, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2000.
Biggart, A S. “Sir William Arrol: A Biographical Sketch of the Great Bridge Builder” Cassier’s 1898. Republished at http://ctgpublishing.com/sir-william-arrol-biography/
Specific railways and bridges
McKean, Charles, “Battle for the North, the Tay and Forth Bridges and the 19th-Century Railway Wars” Granta Books, London, 2006.
Paxton, Roland (ed), “100 Years of the Forth Bridge”, Thomas Telford, London, 1990.
Shaw, Donald, “The Balerno Branch and the Caley in Edinburgh”, The Oakwood Press, Oxford, 1989.
Tuit, James Edward, “The Tower Bridge: Its history and construction from the date of the earliest project to the present time”, The Engineer, 1894. Read online or download from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/towerbridgeitsh00tuitgoog
Genealogy
Arrol, John (1994), “The Arrol, Arroll and Arrell Families”, Arrol House Publishers, Danville, California. A genealogy and history of the Arrol family. Read online or download from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/arrolarrollarrel00arro
Archives and special collections
Canmore – searchable website of Historic Environment Scotland with photographs, maps, drawings and documents on Scottish buildings and landscapes.
Grace’s Guide – source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain
Scotland’s People website – searchable website for the National Records of Scotland with details of Scottish births, deaths, marriage, census records, wills and more.
National Library of Scotland maps
Newspapers including: Glasgow Herald; The Scotsman; The Dundee Courier & Argus and Northern Warder; Aberdeen Weekly Journal; Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette
University of Glasgow Archives
Dennistoun
Parkhead History website – illustrated history of Parkhead and the east end of Glasgow.
Development & Regeneration Services, “Dennistoun – Conservation Area Approval”, Glasgow City Council, 2005. Download from Glasgow City Council website at http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=6244
Miscellaneous
Baines, Edward, “History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain” H. Fisher, R. Fisher, and P. Jackson, London, 1835. Read or download from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/historyofcottonm00bainrich
Scottish-American Soldiers’ Monument Committee, “The Lincoln Monument in memory of Scottish-American soldiers, unveiled in Edinburgh, August 21, 1893”, W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh & London, 1893. Read online or download from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/lincolnmonument1621scot
Acknowlegements
Thanks to the Friends of Seafield House for their support in creating this website.
Friends of Seafield House – campaigning to save Seafield House, Sir William Arrol’s former home in Ayr.
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