Cragside (Cartington)
Cragside.
(NU07350218) Cragside. (1)
Grade II* listed building. Cragside. R Norman Shaw, R.A. Architect, 1883/4 a fine example of the masters earlier manner. See illustrations in N.C.H.XV. (2)
Grade II* Cragside. Upgraded to Grade I. (3)
Cragside House built for Sir William Armstrong, 1864-84, mainly by Richard Norman Shaw in 'Old English' style. First house in the world to be lit by electricity generated by water-power. (4)(5)
A range of ceramics were incorporated into the house by Shaw. These include: blue and white Delftware tiles in the plunge bath, probably from Utrecht; cuenca tiles line the inner hall passage (1872-7?) and first floor landing (1877 by Frederick Garrard of Millwall); the library and dining room have tiled fireplaces. (6)
Archaeological monitoring of the rewiring project at Cragside House was carried out by Bernicia Archaeology. This project also provided a rare opportunity to investigate other services within the house, including the bell system, heating installation while recording and interpreting rarely seen areas of the original house before and after the extensive extension by Norman Shaw. The project also provided the opportunity to photograph and catalogue almost every Character Area [CA] within the house, forming a record of the interior of Cragside House between 2006 and 2007. (7)
Additional information (8a)
Grade II* listed building. Cragside. R Norman Shaw, R.A. Architect, 1883/4 a fine example of the masters earlier manner. See illustrations in N.C.H.XV. (2)
Grade II* Cragside. Upgraded to Grade I. (3)
Cragside House built for Sir William Armstrong, 1864-84, mainly by Richard Norman Shaw in 'Old English' style. First house in the world to be lit by electricity generated by water-power. (4)(5)
A range of ceramics were incorporated into the house by Shaw. These include: blue and white Delftware tiles in the plunge bath, probably from Utrecht; cuenca tiles line the inner hall passage (1872-7?) and first floor landing (1877 by Frederick Garrard of Millwall); the library and dining room have tiled fireplaces. (6)
Archaeological monitoring of the rewiring project at Cragside House was carried out by Bernicia Archaeology. This project also provided a rare opportunity to investigate other services within the house, including the bell system, heating installation while recording and interpreting rarely seen areas of the original house before and after the extensive extension by Norman Shaw. The project also provided the opportunity to photograph and catalogue almost every Character Area [CA] within the house, forming a record of the interior of Cragside House between 2006 and 2007. (7)
Additional information (8a)
N2951
BUILDING SURVEY, Cragside rewiring project 2017; Bernicia Archaeology
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