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Cragside House

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Cragside is a country house in the civil parish of Cartington, near Rothbury in Northumberland, England. It was the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power. Built into a rocky hillside above a 4 km forest garden, it was the country home of armaments manufacturer, Lord Armstrong, and has been in the care of the National Trust since 1977. The property was eventually opened to the public in 1979.

Cragside, named after Cragend Hill above the house, was built in 1863 as a modest two-storey country lodge, but was subsequently extended to designs by Richard Norman Shaw, transforming it into an elaborate mansion in the Free Tudor style. At one point, the building included an astronomical observatory and a scientific laboratory. The Grade I listed house is surrounded by one of Europe's largest rock gardens, a large number of rhododendrons and a large collection of mostly coniferous trees. One variety of rhododendron is named after Lady Armstrong.

In 2007, Cragside reopened after undergoing "total refurbishment.”
The Swan Light Show
The Swan Light Show
The Inglenook
The Inglenook
Inglenook Fireplace
Inglenook Fireplace
The Marble Fireplace Cragside Rothbury
The Marble Fireplace Cragside Rothbury
Textile
Textile
Old Wares
Old Wares
Guilloché Blue Hairbrush and Mirror
Guilloché Blue Hairbrush and Mirror
Cragside House, Rothbury
Cragside House, Rothbury
Cragside House Rothbury
Cragside House Rothbury
Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra
Replica Gown worn by the Princess of Wales 1884, later Queen Alexandra
Replica Gown worn by the Princess of Wales 1884, later Queen Alexandra
Inside the Marble Fireplace
Inside the Marble Fireplace
The Gallery
The Gallery
The Billiard Room
The Billiard Room
Tea Anyone
Tea Anyone
Lord Armstrong
Lord Armstrong
Inglenook Seat
Inglenook Seat
Fireplace
Fireplace
William Morris Designed Windows
William Morris Designed Windows
Marble detail
Marble detail
I know the model with the camera
I know the model with the camera
Cragside Natural Light
Cragside Natural Light
Cragside lamp
Cragside lamp
Drawing Room
Drawing Room