Heritage
Type
Low Fell
Where
Heritage · listed-building
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
Low Fell
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
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.
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