[80189] Cragside

Cragside, Rothbury, Northumberland, 1870-85.

By Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912).

For William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810-1900).

Grade l listed.

The North Front from the Inner Courtyard.

 

The home of Lord Armstrong, inventor, engineer and armaments manufacturer. His hydraulic and hydro-electric inventions were applied throughout the estate. The house was the first in the world to be lit by electricity.

 

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