He lived in the town today called Elswick, known then as "'Edelesuuic," literally "the farm of a man named Æthelsige."
Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company at Elswick, Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness, William Beardmore & Company at Dalmuir and the Royal Gun Factory at Woolwich made a total of 29 guns of which 18 would be required for both ships at any time.
Elswick, Tyne and Wear, a ward of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England
(S)he holds the World record for the fastest eskimo rolls with a paddle achieving 1000 rolls in 34 minutes 43 seconds at Elswick pool in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 20 March 1987.
Another pair of protected cruisers, Chingyuan 靖遠 and Zhiyuan 致遠, were built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1887 at its new Elswick yard.
They visited the Elswick Engine and Ordnance Works with Captain Andrew Noble and George Rendell, inspected the hydraulic engines and the boring and turning departments and examined the construction of Armstrong and Gatling guns.
Elswick took over at Daytona, before running with Gary Balough and Tim Richmond for the rest of the season.