Lou is the owner of Cragend Farm with her husband Shaun, and deals with everything from Holiday Accommodation inquiries to egg collection from the chickens; she is the social media and web design finger-tapper.
AI Interpretation helps us bring our tours to life:
Our tours start in May and booking is open on the Historic Houses website Invitation to View.
This is an imagined scene based on The Cragend Farm Hydraulic Silo Grade II* that still sits at the heart of Cragend Farm. Built in 1883-1884 it was Lord Armstrong of Cragside's pride and joy as a demonstration centre for showcasing his hydraulic systems to dignitaries from around the world.
In 1884 The Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII) visited Cragside and came to see the farm and the hydraulics working there.
This mage has been AI generated to give an idea of that day.
In 1896 Li Hong Zhang (aka Li Hung Chang) visited Cragside the house in Northumberland were Armstrong had all his amazing technology such as light and heat, and it is arguable that Li Hong Zhang would have also visited Cragend Farm as many did. He was a Chinese statesman of the late Qing dynasty. He held important positions in the Qing government. Despite there being no photographic evidence of him at the farm, AI comes to the rescue to show what might have been.
Our youtube channel has other videos AI generated to show what it would have been like back in Victorian times and we hope you have time to view them.
Our intellectual property integrity remains fully protected. Our thanks to BIPC and [email protected] for her help making this happen.
Find Out More About Cragend
Cragend Farm has a interesting and diverse history, from technical innovations to historic buildings. Tied in closely to the neighbouring Cragside Estate home of Victorian inventor and industrialist Lord Armstrong.
Wonderful Dog Friendly B&B and self catering cottage, Amazing unique historic site, (featured on TV: Matt Baker’s Travels with Mum & Dad North East)
Original Cragside Architecture and Machinery. Celtic Camp and Ducal Border Reiver settlement, remodelled by Victorian Lord Armstrong of Cragside as his show case for hydraulic machinery.
ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT in ABOUT US.