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Visiting the City
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Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing
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Parks, Gardens & Cemeteries
Off B6344
Morpeth
Rothbury, NBL
NE65 7PX
+44 1669 62 0333
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The first Lord Armstrong was a Victorian industrialist who is perhaps best known for owning the armaments factory, which was mentioned in the well-known local song Blaydon Races. Cragside was built for him within an impressive estate of formal gardens, woodland, and lakes. The lakes were constructed as part of an ingenious hydro-electric system which enabled Cragside to be one of the first houses in the world to be lit by electricity. But Cragside was ahead of its time in many other ways. By 1880 it already had central heating, telephones, fire alarms, and a lift. All these original features still exist, but many visitors go just to see the extensive grounds.
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