Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Underhill
In or near Felling.
Underhill — house in Gateshead, England, UK; first house in the world to be lit by electric light.
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Underhill is a historic house in lowlands. (Listed building in Gateshead, England.) According to Wikipedia: "Underhill is a large and imposing detached house, located at 99 Kells Lane in the Low Fell district of Gateshead, England. Built primarily from sandstone in Victorian architectural style, it was the home of Sir Joseph Wilson Swan from 1869–83, and is the first domestic property in the world to be illuminated by electric light bulb."
- Coordinates
- 54.9396, -1.5922
Sources
- wikidata: Q17535165 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Underhill, Gateshead (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Underhill, Kells Lane.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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