The Burn Hall Estate is believed to have been developed around the early 1800s. The Walled Garden is believed to be older than this.
The redevelopment of the whole estate took place in the later 1990s and created some luxury homes just to the south and west of Durham City.
No. 1 Riverside Lodge is one of two highly impressive and somewhat unique homes within the estate. The stone properties, believed to have been original estate cottages within the development, have been redesigned and extended to provide two luxury semi detached family houses.
The Burn Hall Estate provides 25 dwellings, including the principal hall and they share the common maintenance and management of the communal gardens, as well as the gated entrance and intercom system.
Many of the trees surrounding the properties are over 100 years old and provide a majestic framework to the entrance drive.
No. 1 Riverside Lodge represents one of only three properties which are accessed to the north western boundary of the estate and surrounding by a running river. The pointed stonework and the renovation of the two properties at Riverside Lodge has been extremely well designed. Both of the properties have been further extended and refurbished and each of them have the benefit of being accessed through the Listed Walled Garden to the western elevation.
A lovely driveway leads to the Riverside Lodge, surrounded by neatly trimmed lawns and stone boundary walls. The property has a magnificent Grade II listed orangery.
At the southern elevation the gardens provide beautiful open lawned areas and what is believed to have been a former tennis court.
The rear garden is accessed from the Walled Garden, with an electrically gated entrance leading into the courtyard and parking area. Attached to the rear of the house is a former double garage which is now a single garage and professional workshop. There are further outbuildings including timber garden storage and aluminium framed greenhouses.
The rear garden has open lawned areas and superbly stocked flower borders.
No. 1 Riverside Lodge is a fabulous family house which includes a reception hall with oak wood flooring and cloakroom/wc. It leads on to a sitting room with Adam fireplace and a dining room. Both rooms have views to the south overlooking the gardens. From the rear the hall leads on to a study which opens through to a family room, with oak flooring and views over the rear gardens. The kitchen is well equipped and fitted with wood cabinets, built-in appliances and an Aga. It leads on to a rear hall connecting to a utility room, a study and a gardener’s wc.
The kitchen and family room have planning permission passed by Vale Garden Houses Ltd for a garden room extension. Full plans are available on file.
To the first floor there are four double bedrooms, two of which have en-suite shower room facilities and two of which have en-suite dressing rooms. The fifth room is used as a professional dressing room and is fitted with maple wood furniture, but could easily be a single bedroom if required. There is also a family bathroom.
The property has double glazed sash windows in traditional styling, an alarm system and has gas radiator central heating with underfloor heating to the ground floor and radiators to the first floor.
Riverside Lodge is a magnificent semi detached country home which enjoys a wonderful setting. The adjacent river banks have cut lawned areas and neatly trimmed areas, as well as stone paths leading down to the river on which the property has fishing rights. The setting is highly impressive.
The Burn Hall Estate has easy access into Durham City. The main line railway service links easily into London Kings Cross to the south and Edinburgh to the north. Local roads connect well to Chester le Street, Newcastle and Tyneside.
The property comprises:
The principal entrance to the house is from its southern elevation, with a panelled and etched glazed door leading into the hall. The exterior of the property has a lovely canopy with wisteria and enjoys an aspect over its south facing gardens.
RECEPTION HALLWAY
With solid light oak flooring, oak panelled internal doors, entry telephone and closed circuit TV surveillance camera linking to the principal gate, central heating thermostat control and burglar alarm control panel. Beneath the stairs a door leads to a cloak storage cupboard with shelving, electric fuse box and the manifold control for the underfloor heating to the ground floor.
From the reception hall, four doors lead off to principal accommodation.
CLOAKROOM/WC
With two piece suite comprising low level wc, Sottini wall hung wash hand basin, oak flooring, Expelair unit, ceiling coving and oak flooring.
SITTING ROOM (front, side & rear facing)
17’7 x 15’7 (5.36m x 4.75m)
A lovely light and bright room enjoying an elevation principally to the south and west of the house, with four sets of windows overlooking the grounds. The focal point of the room is the magnificent Adam marble fireplace with slate hearth, large open grate and Coalbrookdale fire. The room has brass and wall picture lighting, standard lamp sockets, power points, infra red alarm sensor and dimmer switch lighting.
DINING ROOM (front facing)
17’10 x 11’6 (5.44m x 3.51m)
A light and bright room with two windows overlooking the south facing gardens, contemporary log effect gas fire set into the chimney breast, solid oak flooring, attractive wall lighting, ceiling coving, central heating thermostat, dimmer switch lighting, infra red alarm sensor and glazed double doors through to the family room.
FAMILY STUDY (side facing)
16’9 x 13’8 (5.1m x 4.16m) maximum measurements into recess
This study enjoys a lovely aspect over its westerly facing gardens and also has an access through to the kitchen. It has attractive wall lighting, infra red alarm sensor, recess with picture lighting and open archway through to the:
FAMILY ROOM (rear facing)
19’0 x 12’0 (5.79m x 3.67m)
This room widens to the rear, with glazed double doors connecting onto the dining room at the front. At the rear a set of glazed double doors lead out onto the gardens and patio terrace. It is a super room with solid oak flooring, ceiling coving, picture lighting, TV aerial point and dimmer switch lighting. This room also has planning permission granted for an extension to the house, of which details are available on file. It would provide a stunning garden room which would link the family room and kitchen together. These works are VAT exempt due to the Grade II listing of the building
KITCHEN (east & west facing)
16’6 x 14’0 (5.04m x 4.27m)
Well equipped with a contrasting arrangement of base, wall and drawer cabinets which contrast with marble and solid wood worktop surfaces. The kitchen has beautiful Amtico flooring, spotlighting to the ceiling and the windows overlook the courtyard and gardens. Integrated appliances include a Franke stainless steel double sink unit, a Maytag American refrigerator and freezer with ice and water dispenser and a Zanussi slimline dishwasher. The central island unit has further storage space. The focal point of the kitchen is the gas fired Aga with an AIMS system (allowing programming of the Aga for maximum efficiency). To the side of the Aga there is a Bosch two ring gas hob. Further features include a fitted dresser unit and a wall mounted intercom system linking to the main gates of the estate.
A door leads on from the kitchen and connects to the rear hall, which has its own external door leading onto the gardens, as well as a sliding door linking to the:
UTILITY & LAUNDRY ROOM
(9’5 x 8’6 2.88m x 2.6m)
An angled room which tapers to the western window. It has a stainless steel single drainer sink unit fitted into base storage cupboards with attractive worktops and tiled surrounds, access into the roof void for storage and wall mounted Remeha Quinta gas fired central heating boiler.
The rear hall then leads on to a passageway fitted with storage cupboards and giving access to:
STUDY (west facing)
9’7 x 9’4 (2.93m x 2.85m)
Professionally fitted with light wood furniture and cabinets, study desk with computer station, excellent spotlighting, wall storage cabinets and window aspect over the gardens.
GARDENERS WC
Comprising close coupled wc, wash hand basin and tiled surround.
Returning to the reception hall, the staircase has painted wood spindles, newel post and handrail and leads up to the:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
With access into the roof void for storage, central heating radiator, central heating thermostat controls, infra red alarm sensor, wall mounted telephone linking into the entrance gates of the estate, circular feature window and door to a large linen store cupboard.
MASTER BEDROOM (rear facing)
16’7 x 13’5 (5.06m x 4.09m)
A pleasant room with dormer window to the western elevation and conservation skylight to the eastern elevation. The bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes with oak fronted doors and central heating radiator.
EN-SUITE DRESSING ROOM
With fitted store cupboards, central heating radiator and dormer window.
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Refitted in recent times with a three piece suite comprising double shower cubicle with twin shower jets and glazed screen doors, vanity wash hand basin with storage cupboards, close coupled wc, ceramic tiling to the walls and floor, shaver socket, spotlighting and built-in speakers to the ceiling and dormer window to the western elevation.
BEDROOM TWO (front facing)
16’3 x 10’2 (4.95m x 3.09m)
With sash window and circular window overlooking the gardens, central heating radiator, wall lighting, TV aerial point and ceiling coving.
EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM
With three piece suite comprising corner shower cubicle with good quality shower unit and sliding screen doors, pedestal wash hand basin by Sottini, close coupled wc, feature circular mirror with illuminated light and shaver socket, central heating radiator, ceramic tiling and conservation sky lighting.
BEDROOM THREE
PRIVATE DRESSING ROOM
10’10 x 4’11 (3.3m x 1.5m) to front of fitted furniture
The whole of this passageway is fitted with good quality maple fronted wardrobes and storage cabinets. It has a central heating radiator, spotlighting to the ceiling and good lighting from the conservation skylight set into the roof pitch.
BEDROOM THREE (rear facing)
11’10 x 11’6 (3.61m x 3.5m)
With two conservation skylights and glazed double doors onto a Parisian balcony. Currently used as a sewing room.
BEDROOM FOUR (front facing)
14’3 x 11’5 (4.35m x 3.48m)
With two sash windows and a circular feature window to the southern elevation, two central heating radiators, wall lighting, light emulsion decoration and ceiling coving.
FAMILY BATHROOM
With white four piece suite comprising bath with maple wood panelling with Aqua Lisa shower unit above and curved glazed screen door, close coupled wc, bidet unit, corner vanity wash basin with maple wood furniture, Amtico flooring, tiling to the walls and floor, central heating radiator, spotlighting and Expelair unit.
BEDROOM FIVE (front facing)
6’10 x 12’5 (2.08m x 3.8m) maximum measurements including fitted furniture
This bedroom is currently fitted out as a dressing room and has high quality maple wood wardrobes and storage cabinets. The wardrobes could be removed to create a much larger bedroom if required. The room has a central heating radiator and a sash window overlooking the south facing gardens.
EXTERNALLY
The main entrance into the estate is via pillared surrounds and electrically operated gates. The estate extends to in excess of 40 acres and the gates link into the houses of the estate, of which this is one.
The main driveway leads up towards the Burn Hall and turns right towards the stable buildings, which have also been converted into luxury homes. There is then a private road leading down to the left, which gives access into the Walled Garden and Nos. 1 and 2 Riverside Lodge. The private road is framed by tall trees and the property has fishing rights on the River Browney which runs alongside. The Walled Garden is Grade II listed and surrounds the entrances to these properties.
The entrance to No. 1 Riverside Lodge includes an electrically operated sliding gate which leads into the rear courtyard to the northern elevation of the house. The courtyard is block paved and provides outstanding car parking facilities. There is a timber constructed double carriage barn, as well as an access hatch to the loft above. To the side of this there is a large timber garden store and garden machinery store, with double doors to a separate office area. There is also a substantial aluminium framed greenhouse.
Annexed to the rear entrance hall of the house and built in brick under a pitched slate roof is the original double garage 19’0 x 16’5 (5.79m x 5m). This garage has now been altered to provide a single garage and workshop.
SINGLE GARAGE
With electrically operated up and over wood fronted door, windows overlooking the rear courtyard and pedestrian door.
WORKSHOP
Open to the single garage, with fluorescent tube lighting, eaves storage, power and water supply and cabinets available subject to separate negotiation.
The principal gardens are set out to the rear of the property and include excellent open lawned areas. The pathways are surrounded by pergolas with climbing plants and ivies and beautifully stocked flower borders. Mature yew hedge boundaries give further screening and privacy to the house. The gardens include an array of evergreen trees.
The gardens continue to the front elevation of the house.
To the foreground of the house there is a stone flagged terrace and pathway and lawned gardens either side of a central pathway with box topiary features. The central stone pathway links to the Grade II listed orangery.
ORANGERY
16’8 x 46’0 (5.08m x 14m) plus the bay
A magnificent Grade II listed structure with limestone flooring, Apex glazed roof structure with maturing vines, power and water supply, central ceiling lights and fans and glazed and panelled doors that lead out onto the open terrace and overlooks the magnificent lawned gardens which provided former tennis courts to the estate.
The lower lawned garden extends along the tree lined avenue to provide beautiful recreational grounds.
