Victorian Tudor Revival House built by Industrialist/Inventor William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong

Cragside is a Victorian Tudor Revival house that was built by William George Armstrong, engineer and industrialist, in the 1860's. Using Armstrong's inventiveness Cragside was the first house to be lit using hydroelectric power. The original building consisted of a small shooting lodge which Armstrong built between 1862 and 1864. In 1869 he employed architect Richard Norman Shaw to enlarge the site in two phases between 1869 and 1882. Armstrong then filled the house with his art collections and honoured guests such as the Shah of Persia, The King of Siam and two future Prime Ministers of Japan. Armstrong's heirs struggled to maintain the house and the best of Armstrong's art collection was sold off by the 1970's in an attempt to meet inheritance tax bills. The house was acquired by the Trust in 1977 and has been open to the public since 1979. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/music/tracks/brock... License code: QEEZL8MIRYO9EUZL Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/music/tracks/brock... License code: DWVDXBFAMIYY8RWB Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/music/tracks/brock... License code: UO3FYYPOXWFVOCJR Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/music/tracks/brock... License code: VKICVUEHUKSJTEJM ©thehistoricalheiress2026 All Rights Reserved