The first private residence to be lit…

December 1880 CE

The first private residence to be lit by the new incandescent lamp, other than Joseph Swan’s, is that of the inventor's friend, Sir William Armstrong, at Cragside, near Rothbury, Northumberland.

Swan personally supervises the installation here in December 1880.

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Rothbury Northumberland United Kingdom View →

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Joseph Swan View → William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong View →

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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View →

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Industrial Revolution, Second View →

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