Mike Wilson wrote: >p.s. I couldn't think of anything for the running water side but I >suppose the fact that the river Tyne has gone from something you would >want to keep well upwind of on a sunny day, to England's premier salmon >river might do it......
The electricity at Cragside was generated with running water, from reservoirs in the grounds, and using turbines designed by Armstrong. The house also boasted hot and cold running water, and a hydraulically powered passenger lift and other bits of equipment. Well worth a visit. <http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/traveltrade/propertydetails.cfm?property_id =195> I used to live in Wylam, where Hedley, Hackworth and Stephenson did so much pioneering railway stuff. It was also the home of Charles Parsons, the inventor of the steam turbine, and designer of 'Turbinia'. Steve.
