Burn Hall, County Durham

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Burn Hall is a country house in County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

Around 1812, Bryan John Salvin of Croxdale purchased a manor house, dating back to the 13th century, called New Burnhall. Ignatius Bonomi redesigned it from 1821 to 1834 in the gothic and neoclassical style under the name Burn Hall. [1] It remained in the Salvin family until Marmaduke Henry Salvin died in 1924 and it was acquired by Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill which established a boys' school there. [2]

The seminary closed to full time students in 1995 when the costs of training priests became prohibitive. [3] The restoration of the main house and the redevelopment of the area to the rear by Jane Darbyshire Associates won the City Trust's architectural commendation of the year in 1998. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Burn Hall". British listed buildings. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. "'Parishes: St Oswalds's - Manors', in A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3, ed. William Page". London. 1928. pp. 157–174. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Lost landmarks and halls that have stood the test of time". Northern Echo. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. "Architectural commendation of the year". Durham City. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

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