On a walk with friends, Armstrong was struck by the attractiveness of the site for a house and, returning to Newcastle, he arranged for the purchase of a small parcel of land and decided to build a modest house on the side of a moorland crag.
Armstrong was struck by the attractiveness of the site for a house. This was on a walk with friends. He was returning to Newcastle. He arranged for the purchase of a small parcel of land. He decided to build a modest house on the side of a moorland crag.