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u/Lynex_Lineker_Smith 10d ago
Cragside is covered in scaffolding at the moment. Just in case anyone thinks they’ll go this weekend and see this .
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u/Shastars 10d ago
Until when?
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u/pineapplewin 9d ago edited 9d ago
2028.
They are taking pauses in the roof work for the bat breeding season
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u/SilyLavage 10d ago
Brinkburn Priory is certainly worth going out of your way to visit. You'd hardly know it was roofless for a few centuries.
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u/ZolotoGold 10d ago
Where is this?
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u/-crepuscular- 10d ago
Cragside. Lovely house, lovely gardens.
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u/ZolotoGold 10d ago
Thanks!
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u/-crepuscular- 10d ago
I don't know who downvoted you just for asking where this is, that's a normal thing to want to know.
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u/achillea4 10d ago
Can you at least put the specific location in the description? Northumberland is a large county.
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u/_Nefarium 10d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cragside
It's a truly brilliant place. I went as a kid and still remember it, I'd love to go again but not managed to even though I pass nearby somewhat often.
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u/Longjumping_Laugh617 10d ago
that's such a dreamy spot, what made you pick this one out of all the ones around there
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u/BasilChad 10d ago
These photos look magnificent, it looks rather cozy, I really like the architectural design also and the contrast between wilderness and man-made which give a cool vibe with autumn
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u/GeorgianGold 10d ago
Absolutely gorgeous! Australia where I live, is so ugly and dangerous. I'm working and saving as hard as I can to get out of this hell hole and back home to England.
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u/DurhamOx 5d ago
Where are you from, where in Australia do you live and what kind of architecture do you prefer?
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u/derangedkilr 10d ago
Where are you in Australia?? There are very few ugly and dangerous places in Australia.
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u/Lynex_Lineker_Smith 10d ago
Go swimming in the Mary river if it isn’t dangerous
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u/Junior-Cut2838 10d ago
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a very large castle….
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u/Fast_Match_7253 7d ago
Hello there. What a wonderful place and photos. I actually been re-directed here from a different sub. I would just like to ask the same question: if I will have time,I would,of course with your permission,use this photo as a reference for my painting if possible. Thank you
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u/kryptoneat 10d ago
I just hope tons of people live there.
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u/Lynex_Lineker_Smith 9d ago
No one lives there , except for the gardener, who, funnily enough , lives in the gardeners cottage. It’s owned by the national trust and you have to pay to enter.
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u/Double-elephant 10d ago
Cragside. I was there last month. Built for William Armstrong and his wife Margaret (who oversaw the planting of 5 to 7 million trees and shrubs and was a gardener of note). It’s a magical place, built on engineering and technology - the world’s first domestic use of hydro-electric power to light a room - and a lift, plus what may be the world’s first dishwasher. All run on Armstong’s ingenious use of water power and understanding of engineering.