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Cragside has featured in an Open University Arts Foundation Course, [129] Jonathan Meades's documentary series Abroad Again in Britain, [130] BBC One's Britain's Hidden Heritage, [131] Glorious Gardens from above, [132] Great Coastal Railway Journeys, [133] Hidden Treasures of the National Trust [134] and ITV's series Inside the National Trust ...
Maymont, 1893, Richmond - home of James H. Dooley; Monticello, 1768, Albemarle County — home of Thomas Jefferson; Montpelier, c. 1764, Orange County — home of James Madison and a National Trust Historic Site; Moor Green, 1815, Prince William County - home of Howson Hooe and a National and Virginia designated historic site.
His new house was called Cragside, and over the years Armstrong added to the Cragside estate. Eventually the estate was 1,729 acres (7.00 km 2) and had seven million trees planted, together with five artificial lakes and 31 miles (50 km) of carriage drives.
Historically, the trust tended to focus on English country houses, which still make up the largest part of its holdings, but it also protects historic landscapes such as in the Lake District, historic urban properties, and nature reserves.
Between 1862 and 1865, Armstrong built Cragside, a country house and "shooting box" (hunting lodge) just outside Rothbury, and extended it as a "fairy palace" between 1869 and 1900. The house and its estate are now owned by the National Trust and are open to the public, attracting many visitors to the area.
The Georgian Theatre Royal was reopened by a non-profit trust in 1963, it was expanded in 1996 and had major restoration works, including the addition of a museum, costing £1.6 million in 2002, reopening once again in 2003.
Historically, the trust tended to focus on English country houses, which still make up the largest part of its holdings, but it also protects historic landscapes such as in the Lake District, historic urban properties, and nature reserves.
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