Cragside
Cragside is a Victorian country house near the town of Rothbury in Northumberland. It was the home of William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, founder of the Armstrong Whitworth armaments firm. Armstrong built dams and lakes to power a sawmill, a water-powered laundry, early versions of a dishwasher and a dumb waiter. The National Trust acquired the house in 1977, and...
