Cragend Silo

23/06/2026

We have tours every week but this one is part of British Council of ArchaeologyUK Festival in July. If you can't make this day there are other dates available through Historic Houses Invitation to View Cragend Farm

Join us at Cragend Farm `for our special Archaeology Festival where we explore ancient and industrial sites all on one site.

17/06/2026

Henry Watson and Armstrong built me too. Happy birthday!

Today is the 150th anniversary of the opening of that marvel of Victorian engineering, Lord Armstrong’s Swing Bridge. To celebrate, some of our guides dressed up as very convincing Victorians to walk across the bridge to publicise this landmark date.

15/06/2026

Pressure valves are integral for making the water going into the No. 490 turbine run smoothly.

13/06/2026

Looking good with me in the background!

Some good growth on the in-field tree stands at the moment, it can stop raining now if it likes...

12/06/2026

The research on Armstrong and his work with Henry Watson by Henrietta Heald is in depth and fascinating. This engineering can be seen insitu here Cragend Silo. The hydraulics formed part of the demonstration centre he modelled for agricultural purposes but also for wider use such as at Tower Bridge .




Henrietta Heald

08/06/2026

Cragend Farm Cragside's little neighbour with a big story to tell! Historic Houses

08/06/2026

Our thanks to Henrietta Heald for giving such an informative talk about Lord Armstrong of Cragside's legacy and telling us about the Armstrong Project to save the Banqueting Hall in Newcastle. The Cragend Farm tour was open today to show visitors the hydraulic machinery on sight and raise awareness of Armstrongs great legacy for power and

Friends of Jesmond Dene

Our thanks to Sarah our volunteer for all her help today.
The Victorian Society









For more information contact The Armstrong a project
For more tours of Cragend Farm contact Historic Houses

03/06/2026

Visit us on your bike! These two arrived on their bikes for our Historic Houses tour today! Thank you for coming by pedal power.

29/05/2026

Tours of Cragend Farms historic Cragend Silo run throughout the summer months Invitation to View Historic Houses Cragend Farm.