The former home of Lord Armstrong has been given a modern upgrade. in 1878, his house at Cragside Hall in Northumberland became the first in the world to use hydro-electricity. A new hydro system has ...

Imagine visiting a home that was off the grid, using hydroelectric power to run lights, a dishwasher, a vacuum cleaner, and a washing machine. There’s a system for watering the plants and an intercom ...

Now that the start of spring is just around the corner, many of you will be looking forward to getting back in the garden. But if you’re looking for green-fingered inspiration and fancy a relaxing day ...

On a hill in England’s northeastern Northumberland County, lies the small town of Rothbury, right along the River Coquet. A town with breathtaking scenery and rich cultural heritage, it is also home ...

At Cragside, a Northumberland manor house, it's continually midnight with a magical forest creatures' theme this festive season. The historic home, renowned as the first to be lit by hydroelectricity, ...

The Northumberland estate of Cragside was made famous when it became the first house in the world to be lit by hydro-electricity. Now it is going back to being powered by water again. And the equally ...

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