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Asquith & Wife at Armstrong Works, Lord Mayor of Newcastle on right (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 4 older comments, and then…
• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  HH Asquith: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Henry_Asquith Margot Tennant Asquith: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Asquith Of whom Dorothy Parker said, "The affair between Margot Asquith and Margot Asquith will live as one of the prettiest love stories in all literature."

• swanq said:

  Armstrong was a Brtitish engineering company: "Headquartered in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft." From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth www.williamarmstrong.info/armstrong-200-events describes events associated with the bicentenary of William Armstrong, the company's founder. It appears from bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2012/06/end-of-military-... that the Armstrong Works were closed in June 2012. www.newcastle.gov.uk/your-council/lord-mayor/lord-mayors-... lists the Lord Mayors of Newcastle for this time period.

• bior said:

  While fashion standards have certainly lessened since this photo was taken, the Lord Mayor appears to be dressed rather formally and old-fashioned even for the time.

• Melinda Young Stuart said:

  Very fashionable costume on Margot! The drape of it is extraordinary--a fine wool, I'd say. Thanks, pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) , for the Wiki link; wonderful backgrounder.

• swanq said:

  From the photo in gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/25563-the-royal-northumberland... I'm inclined to think the Lord Mayor pictured here is John Fitzgerald, whose term in office was a year spanning 1914-1915.