Sir William Arrol & Co.
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Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir William Arrol & Co. canonical | 5 |
| William Arrol & Co. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1540337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sir William Arrol & Co. Context triple: [Forth Bridge, builder, Sir William Arrol & Co.]
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Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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B.
Henry Willis & Sons
Henry Willis & Sons is a renowned British firm of pipe organ builders, famous for constructing many of the United Kingdom’s most significant concert and church organs.
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C.
Henry Willis & Co.
Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
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D.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sir William Arrol & Co. Target entity description: Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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B.
Henry Willis & Sons
Henry Willis & Sons is a renowned British firm of pipe organ builders, famous for constructing many of the United Kingdom’s most significant concert and church organs.
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C.
Henry Willis & Co.
Henry Willis & Co. was a historic insurance brokerage firm that evolved into the global insurance and risk management company later known as Willis Group Holdings.
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D.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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E.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge construction company
ⓘ
civil engineering company ⓘ construction company ⓘ |
| basedIn | Dalmarnock, Glasgow ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of modern steel bridge construction techniques ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| era |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bridge engineering
ⓘ
structural engineering ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Arrol ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | iconic British bridges still in use ⓘ |
| hasNotableEmployee | William Arrol ⓘ |
| hasType | private company ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Glasgow ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major contractor for late 19th-century British infrastructure ⓘ |
| inception | 1873 ⓘ |
| industry |
civil engineering
ⓘ
construction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of major steel bridges
ⓘ
landmark infrastructure projects in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Glasgow ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Arrol ⓘ |
| notableBridgeProject |
Forth Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Forth Bridge over the Firth of Forth
Tower Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Tower Bridge over the River Thames
replacement Tay Rail Bridge over the Firth of Tay ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Titan Clydebank crane
ⓘ
surface form:
Clydebank Titan Crane
Forth Bridge ⓘ Forth Road Bridge steelwork (contractor) ⓘ King George V Bridge, Glasgow ⓘ Newport Transporter Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Newport Transporter Bridge (steelwork)
Titan Clydebank crane ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Mary shipbuilding gantry
Tay Rail Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Tay Rail Bridge (second)
Tees Transporter Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Tees Transporter Bridge (steelwork)
Harland and Wolff ⓘ
surface form:
Titanic gantry at Harland and Wolff shipyard
Tower Bridge ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | British engineering industry ⓘ |
| significantProjectPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
large-span bridges
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steel bridge construction ⓘ structural steelwork ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | steel ⓘ |
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Subject: Sir William Arrol & Co. Description of subject: Sir William Arrol & Co. was a prominent Scottish civil engineering and construction firm renowned for building major late 19th-century steel bridges and landmark structures in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (6)
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