"Marvellous," he said. "Absolutely marvellous"

William Armstrong

2 May 2026 | Books

On the way home from a fabulous visit to Northumberland in gorgeous sunny weather, we stopped at Cragside on the way home. The country estate of Victorian engineering magnate William Armstrong was pretty much my dream house, so I bought his biography with the hope some of his success would rub off.

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