What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Cragside The House of Lord Armstrong (1810-1900) investor, engineer and armaments manufacturer. His hydraulic and hydroelectric inventions were applied throughout his estate. The house was the first in the world to be lit by electricity derived from water power. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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- PAUL FARMER, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Garlick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- William Stafford, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Barbara Carr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anthony Foster, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stanley Howe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ian Capper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Russel Wills, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gordon Hatton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Clark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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