March has proved to a busy month for The Armstrong Siddeley Heritage Trust. Work continues apace, at Pentre, as the half floor reaches completion and the large artefacts held by the trust are placed and displayed with concise information panels, enabling visitors to appreciate the diversity and skills of the Parkside factory. A number of smaller items have been entrusted to our care and three come to mind all relating to time. First the long case clock which stood ticking awa

Today we have published three new webpages: The 1923 Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar Engine, which was the world's first production aero-engine to be supercharged. The 1929 Armstrong Siddeley Panther Engine, the uprated Jaguar aero-engine. The history and development of stationary diesel engines is a completely new development for Armstrong Siddeley.

Armstrong Siddeley Motor’s, in-house, Burlington, along with Hooper, Lancefield, and a number of other independent coachbuilders, created stately  motors which glided, somewhat regally, down many a boulevard around the globe. Somewhat reminiscent of the swans, which seem so easily to dominate the waters of river or lake. On this site we have shown many such vehicles, however, today we are considering one of the ugly ducklings. Armstrong Siddeley Motors in 1927 were requested

Exactly one year past, our January 18 th  2024 entry to this website centred on the preparations being undertaken by Armstrong Siddeley Motors Parkside, as they upgraded the factory Fire Station and equipment, in readiness for the soon coming World War II hostilities. Many of our regular readers, like ourselves, probably wished that the, then new, Commer Q- series truck, fire engine and Coventry Climax pump unit had enjoyed better photographic coverage, but we just have to wo