5 bedroom detached house for sale in Old Elvet, Durham, DH1

Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors &

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£1,650,000

5 bedroom detached house for sale in Old Elvet, Durham, DH1

Price:

£1,650,000

Location:

Durham, Co. Durham

Description:

Bradley Hall is delighted to offer for sale this specular home situated in the City Centre of Durham. Durham House dates back to 1847 a date which is etched on the headstone of the original door. It features in many paintings and photographs of Durham in the foreground with the cathedral as it’s backdrop. Durham House once fronted onto Durham’s Racecourse and the former county cricket pitch where Sir Ian Botham played his last game for Durham. Today it is university playing fields. The former chaplaincy and school was renovated with no expense spared in 2002. Piles were driven and a bottom up restoration took place. This was the dream of a local entrepreneur who created many unique features. The house has a natural flow through the sun room and kitchen to the snooker room and sunken lounge and dining room all with hardwood French windows overlooking the riverbanks. An area for a baby grand piano sits in the midst of this social area. The ground floor study has views through mullioned windows over the cricket pitch. An ideal haven for quiet thought and contemplation. For a house hidden in plain sight you can enjoy the sights of rural England and yet walk 400m to Durham market place. A private courtyard with four large garages greets you as you enter the property through an archway. This reveals the bottle window spanning two stories which illuminates the spiral staircase. There is a secure workshop and bike store. On entering the house via the crucifix door you immediately notice the polished stone floor and open aspect of the hallway with its hardwood staircase. Off this are two separate toilets a cloakroom and utility room. Access is also available down an illuminated staircase to the full sized snooker room with an oak panelled wall. (Table included and ready to play) Great efforts have been made to add features to the property with a galleried light well, niches, oak doors. Still available at ListedBuy!

Posted:

July 30 2023 on Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors & (via ListedBuy)