Cragside: the Home of Modern Living

William Armstrong was a Victorian industrialist, who built a house at Cragside in Northumberland as a showcase for the latest technology. It boasted labour-saving devices such as washing machines and a lift, and was the first private home to be powered by hydro-electricity and lit by incandescent light-bulbs.

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