Sir William Arrol (13 February 1839 – 20 February 1913) was a Scottish civil engineer, bridge builder, and Liberal Unionist Party politician.

Sir William Arrol & Co. was a Scottish civil engineering and construction business founded by William Arrol and based in Glasgow. It built some of the most famous bridges in the United Kingdom including the second Tay Bridge, the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge in London.

Sir William Arrol was a contractor responsible for the fabrication and construction of steel bridges many of which were at the forefront of technology. He developed methods of working and techniques which are still used today.

Who was Sir William Arrol, the man responsible for the steel frame of Tower Bridge and what else is the Scot famous for? Discover this and more about the Scottish Engineering legend.

Sir William Arrol lived from 1839 to 1913. He was a civil engineer who become one of the foremost bridge builders of the 1800s, responsible in particular for the iconic Forth Bridge. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

Sir William Arrol was arguably the most celebrated engineer of the Victorian age. He was pioneering in his use of steel for construction and pushed the boundaries of bridge building, making him famous throughout the world.

2023年5月9日 · William Arrol was born in 1839 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. When he was 12 years old, he started work as a bobbin-boy in J&P Coats of Paisley. In 1852 he started his apprenticeship as a blacksmith, and ever ambitious he self-funded evening studies in the principles of mechanics and engineering.

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. He was made a knight in 1890 and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Englneers.

This is Sir William Arrol, the engineer behind the construction of the Forth Bridge which was officially opened on 4 March 1890. His life and career were eventful, and he is recognised even today as a prominent and innovative civil engineer and his story began in Renfrewshire.

2017年7月20日 · A titan of engineering and construction, William Arrol established his company in the early 1870s, when Glasgow was developing as an industrial city and the revolutionary Siemens Martin...